The Unspoken Life of the Military Wife | Building community and connection for military spouses
The military lifestyle is often very lonely and isolating. So let's build a community that moves with you wherever you go!
Bi-weekly, I will bring you practical tips and tactics to help you navigate this crazy life.
Like how EXACTLY do I pack out my house?
What do I say to my kids when they are crying because Daddy is gone again?
How do I make it though a deployment without losing my mind?!
And how the heck do I find and keep a job when we move every 2-3 years?
We are going to get into all the things! We are also going to spotlight mil spouses killing it in their careers and how they did it.
Your host, Alison, is a 22 year mil spouse veteran and has seen some things! She will share her experiences, the good, bad and ugly. Lets do this!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
The best advice I ever received as a new military spouse
Today is short and sweet!
I share with you the best advice I ever received as a new mil spouse. I also share my best advice for surviving deployments.
My best advice for marriage and potentially being …
How can we be more intentional with our time even through tough military and family seasons with retired mil spouse Lissa
Today we are talking to retired Army wife Lissa about how we can be more effective with our time.
It begins with being aware of how you are actually using your time. Are you checking your email 30 tim…
79: Allow me to reintroduce myself.....
We are closing down on 80 episodes! Which just blows my mind!
I thought I would take a few minutes today to reintroduce myself for those of you who may be new to the show.
Who am I?
What has my militar…
78: Learning how to challenge the inner voice that holds you back with the book Mind Your Mindset
Today I am sharing with you a book I just finished called Mind Your Mindset by Michael Hyatt and his daughter Meagan. There is a lot of science in there about how our brains are wired and why we thin…
77: Managing expectations, releasing mom guilt and having the summer YOU want to have
We are in the middle of summer and you might already be losing your mind with your kiddos. Summer can be hard to manage sometimes with trying to keep everyone busy but also not driving yourself crazy…
76: Triumph over tragedy. Fighting for VA benefits and small mindset shifts that can transform your relationship with your challenges with Britnee Kinard
Today we have the honor of having retired Army spouse Britnee Kinard on the show. Britnee has a really unusual story and path in their families military life.
In 2005, Britnee’s now husband was catast…
75: PCS Series: Top 3 tips for not letting a PCS derail your diet with retired Navy wife Lizzie
Today’s show is a little different topic. We are going to talk health and wellness and how to maintain that through a PCS.
We have Lizzie on today who is a nutrition coach and retired Navy wife. She i…
74: PCS Series: Tips to help your military kiddos avoid the summer PCS slide
Today we are talking about preventing the summer PCS slide. Like the summer slide we all hear about, but adding the loveliness of a PCS on top of it.
Tips include:
-asking your kiddos teacher to make y…
73: PCS Series: Getting stationed overseas? How to learn a new language as quickly as possible with language consultant Lindsay
I am so excited for todays show! We are talking with Lindsay who is a language consultant. Coming in the end of our PCS series, I thought it would be a cool topic for those military families who migh…
72: PCS Series: How to streamline your next PCS, military or DITY, with the labeling system from Box Ops
Today we are sitting down with Box Ops owner and army spouse Shea. Like most great products, Box Ops was born out of a pain point.
Military families are no stranger to moving, we are the experts! She…
71: Travis Manion Foundations The Honor Project: How you can honor our fallen heroes Memorial Day
Short and sweet this week. Next Monday is Memorial Day. Which we often look at as the kickoff to summer and cookouts and celebrations.
In reality, Memorial Day is a day for us, as a nation, to honor …
70: PCS Series: Transport For Troops, financial assistance for moving your personal vehicle during a PCS
Short and sweet today. I wanted to let you know about a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization called Transport for Troops.
They offer financial assistance to qualifying military families during a PCS move.
Fa…
69: PCS Series: Installations guides, finding a real estate agent and property management assistance with the organization Millie
We are kicking off our PCS series with Kellie from Millie. If you aren’t familiar with Millie they are a one stop shop for all things moving and real estate.
Their website includes installation guides…
68: Creating systems to organize all of your important documents with List and File creator and Army wife Liz
Today we are sitting down with the owner of List and File and army wife Liz.
Liz shares about their military life including have 2 babies while her husband was deployed and what that experience was li…
67: Military kids all grown up. How military life led to separation anxiety in adulthood and tips on how we can help our kiddos thrive in military life and beyond
Today we are talking to all grown up military kid Chelsea. Chelsea grew up with both her mom and dad being active duty Army. Her mom transitioned out a few years after she was born, but her dad finis…
66: Earth Day! 10 fun and easy things you can do with your military kid to celebrate our planet!
I am really passionate about our planet and what we can do to take better care of it. April 22, thats this saturday! is Earth Day!
I wanted to share my top 10 ideas you can do with your kiddos to cel…
65: How can we support our military kids in school? Understanding the Interstate Compact, creating an education binder and facilitating a smooth transition
Today I'm taking you through the book Seasons of my Military Student. We talk about the Military Interstate Compact and what it means for your military kid as you move states and schools.
We talk ab…
64: Purple Star Schools, why you should look for one for your military kid during your next PCS
Have you heard of Purple Star Schools? No? Me either! Thats what we are going to talk about today!
Purple Star Schools are schools that have earned that title by having school personnel and programs …
63: Mil Spouse careers that are remote, flexible and not an MLM or scam with TheWFHMilSpo and Marine Corps wife Lauren
Today we are talking to marine corp wife, Lauren who has built a success digital marketing and web design business and has developed a course, for military spouses to help you break into the virtual …
62: Military families serve too. The raw and real of solo parenting and overwhelm when your service member is gone.
This weeks episode is really personal. Michael has been on travel this week and this momma is at her limit!
We need to normalize talking about the overwhelm and stress of not only motherhood and every…