Settling in for the night after an emotional day of saying goodbye to my spouse once again, I wrap my hands around a warm cup of chamomile tea and let out a sigh of contentment as I think to myself, “I wish I knew then what I know now.” “I wish I had known how to...
The Real Life Spouse Stories Series is part of InDependent’s Wellness Unfiltered™ program. It’s a platform for military spouses to share their struggles with tougher wellness topics. They’re sharing these stories to help with their healing, open up...
“I made a personal commitment to maintain a strong family bond for us regardless of the season and our geographical distance.” ~ Claudia Demarini-WelihanPhoto by Leah Love Photography In March of 2020 my son Liam, then fifteen months old, and I left our home on the...
“One of the best things you can do in your military life is to find friends to walk through this journey with you, especially during deployments.” ~Noralee Jones There is a perception that military spouses are automatically placed in a supportive circles as soon as...
Ideas to help kids and spouses thrive during deployment When embarking on this deployment I realized I was entering new territory with my two small children. For prior military separations, they were too little to understand where daddy was and he wasn’t gone this...
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