As a Wellness Correspondent, you will be a good steward of your resources (your time and talent) by using your unique voice and expertise to educate our community on our core eight branches of wellness and help them navigate crucial military family benefits. You could cover all or some of these:
- Wellness Education: Your submissions will relate to one or more of our 8 branches of wellness: Creative, Mental, Physical, Nutrition, Social, Environmental, Personal Growth, and Financial wellness.
- Wellness Unfiltered™ Content: We are Bold and Unfiltered in addressing the tougher, harder-to-discuss wellness topics (e.g., substance abuse, trauma, mental illness, sexual intimacy, chronic illness, loss). Your contributions will help military spouses know they are not alone, creating dialogue and connecting them to resources.
- Resource Navigation: Content should also help military families understand and utilize their benefits, including TRICARE and other resources vital to military life.
Suggested Participation & Content Deliverables
We respect the dynamic nature of life, and participation is flexible. We ask that our Wellness Correspondents plan to deliver content in some of the following areas annually:
- Resources/Social Media Content: 12 pieces per year (one per month) of shorter content, such as social media post copy, graphics, reels, carousels, quick tips, and downloadable resources.
- Content Creation: You can create content by writing from your own lived experience, or by interviewing others, including wellness professionals, resource subject matter experts, military and civilian leaders, and other military spouses.
- Feature Articles: Write for us! 2-3 original articles per year (typically 400-550 words for opinion/story/lifestyle articles and 750-1,500 words for more investigative, research or education articles) on a wellness topic, resource, or benefit navigation, suitable for the InDependent website. See our articles here.
What You Bring to the Team
By joining our all-volunteer team, you embody our Wellness Education Committee values:
- Stronger Together: You are a military spouse, military-connected individual, or wellness professional willing to encourage wellness in others and work from a place of respect and trust.
- Good Stewards of Your Resources: You use your talents in writing and subject expertise for broader impact.
- Research minded: You contribute to the overall education plan by researching, and identifying specific needs & challenges faced by military spouses in various areas of wellness. You research, connect, and coordinate with appropriate wellness professionals, partners, and other guests that align with the education content plan.
- Bold and Unfiltered: You possess valuable lived experience or expertise, and are not afraid to delve deeper into the difficult areas of wellness.You also understand when a lighter or more humorous perspective is needed.
- A minimum suggested participation of 12 months.
- Reliability, a positive attitude, and a commitment to curating an exceptional experience through meaningful stories, writing, or content.
- Open to collaboration on content ideas and in alignment with InDependent’s mission, vision, values & priorities.
What You Gain
Though this is a non-paid, all-volunteer opportunity, please know that we are Good Stewards of Our Resources and do not take for granted your time, talent, and treasure. We reward our team members with perks, training, and community, a direct reflection of our core value, We Are Stronger Together.
You will receive:
- The opportunity to build professional connections and friendships within a supportive, service-minded military-connected volunteer network.
- A public Contributor Profile on the InDependent website, including a photo and bio with optional links to your professional website, business, or social media handles.
- Opportunities for professional development. We are always looking for ways to grow, develop and support our team! These can vary from year to year.
Unique Team Member Benefits (Volunteered by our Team Members):
These offerings are a direct result of our team’s commitment to our core value, Stronger Together, and to supporting one another:
- Discounted Wellness Coaching: Heavily discounted monthly coaching and/or a 3-Month Training Plan, or a free consultation for InDependent team members, their spouses, and children with a NASM/ISSA-certified trainer.
- Discounted Meal Planning Platform: Access to a meal planning platform by an MPH, RD, LDN, for $40 per month, including tailored recipes, calorie/macro tracking, smart swaps, and grocery list synchronization.
- Professional Development Review: A 1:1 review of your LinkedIn Profile to enhance your personal branding and career journey.
Interested in joining our team of Wellness Correspondents? Apply here.
Questions? Email operations@in-dependent.org.
