Articles and Conversations About Military Spouse Life

30May 2021 by Sponsored Post No Comments

Tips for Managing Menopause as a Military Spouse

Six tips to keep in mind as you enter this new chapter—and why you’re more equipped to ace it than you think By Kindra Team From frequent moves to long deployments, being a military spouse comes with a particular set of challenges. But some of the same things that have equipped you to weather the ups and downs of military service—open communication, proactive self-care habits, and a strong community—can help you find your footing through the changes of menopause, too. Here, we’ll touch on six tips to keep you feeling your best. Focus on What You Can Control To combat mood swings—arguably menopause’s most famous and misunderstood pain point—work on optimizing the parts of your routine that you can control, whether that includes maintaining an organized space or setting aside…

26Mar 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

All Things PCS – CONUS PCSing from Getting Orders to Arriving

Conversations, PCSing

Our conversation starter Becca Hyde led us in a discussion about CONUS moves. Let's talk about all things from getting your orders to arriving at your next duty station. The conversation starters will have you cracking up this week. Trust us. You do not want to miss this episode. Sit back and enjoy this episode as the conversation starters get real. Take a listen on our podcast or watch the conversation on our YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/oJUqetCnO1s What craziness has your packers packed that should've NEVER made it into your packout? The conversation starters talk about a few resources they use to help navigate their move as well as drop a few tips to help you survive. Be sure to join us in our FB group, like and follow us on…

13Mar 2021 by Milspouse Conversations 1 Comment

Bloom Where You Are Planted – 5 Things To Make A New House Feel Like Home

Military Spouse Life, PCSing

Bloom where you are planted! This statement rings true for military families. Every 2-3 years we are expected to uproot our families and move to a new place. This is definitely one of the hardest things about military life. It is hard to say “goodbye” to our home we have lived and made memories over the past few years. Seeing the stark white walls of military housing or moving to a new house can often be intimidating. With each PCS there are five things I would recommend doing to make your new house feel like home. Unpack your kitchen! One of the first things I always did was get my kitchen unpacked. I would even be unpacking it while the movers were there unloading the trucks. Everything went into the…

13Feb 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Milspouse Love Story-Jesse and Rebecca Hyde

Military Spouse Life, Military Spouse Love Stories

My husband and I met when we were teenagers. Little did I know this handsome, cocky guy- who started out as "just a friend", would turn out to be my best friend, my mentor, my lover, the father of my children, and definitely my better half. At 18 years old he joined the Navy and left a small town in Mississippi to move on to bigger and better things. In September of 1998, I joined him in Great Lakes, IL to begin our military journey and never once looked back. I had no way of knowing what great things this man of mine would accomplish; but I knew I wanted to be by his side while he did it. I've learned many things from him during our years together: I've learned…

12Feb 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Intimacy Talk with Courtney Boyer – Relationship Coach & Sexuality Educator

Conversations, Military Spouse Life, Milspouse Conversations

Let's get down to it! INTIMACY Many of us think of S E X when we hear the word intimacy. But it's so much more. We had a conversation with Courtney Boyer, owner of Stepping Stones Coaching who breaks it all down for us. https://youtu.be/o0X1qS__IcE A Little about Courtney Courtney earned a B.A. in political studies from Whitworth University. During her senior year, she realized she had a passion for sexual health and education so she went and earned a Masters in Education in Human Sexuality, became a Certified Sexuality Educator, and worked as a sexuality educator in Indianapolis, Indiana. She went back to graduate school and received an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, became a Certified National Counselor, and opened her own mental health and sex therapy practice in Puyallup,…

10Feb 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Milspouse LOVE STORY-Megan and Sean Slaton

Military Spouse Life, Military Spouse Love Stories

Our love story starts off pretty typical-we met through a mutual friend. We met in 2013 while he was home on Christmas leave and every time he was home after that we all hung out together. I was with someone else at the time and he had just gone through a break-up. But he was always so sweet and fun so I enjoyed his company. On his Christmas leave in 2015, he came over to hang out with all of us. He told us he was preparing for a deployment a few weeks later. I hugged him tight before he left and he told me to reach out if I needed anything. By the end of January, my relationship I had been in took its final bow. My ex was…

09Feb 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Milspouse Love Story -A Knight In Shining Armor

Military Spouse Life, Military Spouse Love Stories

6 years ago, I was in a broken place until a man who I met when we were 12 years old found me on Facebook. I was his first kiss and after his 13th birthday. I never saw him again. It wasn't until he in boxed me and asked me a couple of questions. I answered him because it’s only a few who would have known this tomboy 🙄. He said to me, "thank you for being so kind to me when we were kids. I have been looking for you for years." I smiled and didn’t take anything out of it. Months down the line he put in my inbox, "I know it’s early but I’m trying to lock it down." I was like, "yeah right." We were both…

25Jan 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Meet the Conversation Starters Behind Milspouse Conversations

Milspouse Conversations

We hosted our first LIVE Stream on Thursday, Jan 21st, 2021. Each conversation starter took a few minutes to introduce ourselves and share a little about who we are and what we do outside of Milspouse Conversations. https://youtu.be/pkKtHd1xSvA Be sure to visit each of the converation starters on their own platforms: Sybil Becca Nyshita Hope Anna Jasmine Julie You can also take a listen to the Meet the Conversation Starters episode on our podcast. Tune every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for our LIVE stream on our Milspouse Conversations FB page.

09Jan 2021 by Ny No Comments

Pain and Prejudice

Military Spouse Life, Milspouse Conversations

I hope they all leave with him. I hope they will show solidarity and leave too. Maybe find a home over at Parler, a safe space for their rants and veiled attacks. It is hard to explain what it’s like to see some of the posts and commentary I’ve encountered over the years since Obama became President, which have only escalated during the Trump years. It is difficult to put into words the immense disappointment that occurs when a friend or loved one posts aggressive bigoted and sometimes racist material, sometimes using their own words or those of some strange unverifiable website or person. There is a deep pain that is felt when someone you think you know agrees with the racist and bigoted tenants so many people have fought…

05Jan 2021 by Milspouse Conversations No Comments

Have You Heard About Milspouse Conversations

Military Spouse Life, Milspouse Conversations

Have you heard about Milspouse Conversations? Well, if not, you want to take a moment to read all about it. Let's set the stage: Picture it.... you receive orders to a new duty station, you arrive and you're looking for your tribe to laugh with, get lost with as you explore, shoot the ..... (watch yo mouth now!) with, have a shoulder to cry on, conversate about how you feel and hit those real REAL topics and be YOURSELF when you talk about them. If that's you. Oh....it's you. You're in the right place! Milspouse Conversations is a group of military spouses and one military child hosting Real Raw. Real Topics. Real Conversations. These military spouses collectively have over 134 years of military spouse life under their belts and the…