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 | Mar 5, 2021 | Articles, IWS21, Wellness Summit
The InDependent Wellness Summit is our annual, online event for all military and first responder spouses- past, present, and future. Learn more about the program here. Day 1 of the 2021 InDependent Wellness Summit presented by the USO recaps has arrived and, as...
by Kristin Vanderlip | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Self Care
Hopelessness. A powerful, somewhat taboo word, that scares so many of us that it comes out in desperate whispers only to be met with hurried hushes—as though we are characters in a Harry Power novel and Voldemort’s name is being spoken out loud. While it may not...
by Jodi Harris | May 2, 2018 | Blog
PCS season in upon us, and once again many of us find ourselves in that in-between space between leaving one place and arriving in another. You’ve said your goodbyes…perhaps multiple times. You’re sad to be leaving, but at the same time you feel so-freaking-ready for...
by Nina Marino | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!I have a confession to make: I am a holiday enthusiast. Winter is my favorite season. Thanksgiving makes me gleeful. Santa cannot compete with my love of Christmas. I even enjoy stomping around in the snow and ice on New Year’s...