by Michelle Ann | Mar 11, 2024 | Articles, Environmental, IWS23, Marriage, PCS / Moving, Preparedness, Wellness Summit
The InDependent Wellness Summit is our free, annual online event for all military and first responder spouses – past, present, and future. Learn more about the program here. Day one of the Independent Wellness Summit 2024 started with a rather edgy...
by Joanne Holbrook | Sep 26, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Family, IWS23, Parenting, PCS / Moving
“I move a lot, and that’s okay!” Listening to Shermaine, a military child and now an adult military child, gives us such deep insight into what military children go through and how parents can help their families along the way. As a mom who...
by Alecia Ritzema | Jul 21, 2023 | Articles, Mental, PCS / Moving, Retirement, Self Care
Listen to the Article here After long-distance dating while my husband was stationed OCONUS during our early years and four moves in the first five years of marriage, it would be easy to think that handling transitions is a breeze for me. You’d probably assume...
by Genevieve Oakley | Sep 15, 2022 | Articles, Community, Family, PCS / Moving
This past June, confetti fell to the ground as I graduated from high school. Years of hard work spanning several states and continents all led up to that walk across the stage. Afterward, I quickly exited the auditorium and rushed into the open arms of the ones who...
by Kristin Cosmas | Aug 31, 2022 | Articles, Community, Family, PCS / Moving, Purpose
We were preparing for my daughter’s first day of Kindergarten at her new school. She was five years old and we had recently moved across the world to a new country. Our first few months had been spent acclimating ourselves to a different culture, public transit, and a...
by Noralee Jones | Aug 9, 2022 | Articles, Blog, Body, Mind, Occupational, PCS / Moving, Personal Growth, Self Care
I am tired. I am tired ALL THE TIME. Not the kind of tired that a Diet Coke would cure, but the kind of tired that does not even seem to go away. You may think it is because I have four kids under the age of eight. And you’re not really wrong. They do keep me very...
