by Michelle Ann | Jun 15, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Personal Growth
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...
by Diana Lo Jones | Jun 8, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Environmental, Family
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...
by Claudia DeMarini-Welihan | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog
“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...
by Noralee Jones | Sep 8, 2020 | Blog
“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...
by Amy Williams | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Family
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...
