The Waiting Warriors Podcast

I finally got my husband Austin to sit down and talk about our deployment in 2019. While we know each deployment is different, we hope that the lessons we learned from what we did right, and what we didn't, will help you with all your separations! Don't forget to register for the FREE Independent Wellness Summit for Military and First Responder loved ones! https://in-dependent.org/wellness-summit  General admission is FREE or use the code Warrior20 to receive a big discount on the All Access Pass!

"There's some ways that you're forced to grow and there are some ways that you can choose to grow." MJ Willis This weeks episode is with a seasoned spouse and mother, MJ, who talks about how military and mom life has shown her the importance of giving herself gifts. Not the diamond necklace kind of gifts, but the ones that really fulfill our desires. 

“Life is difficult. Things are not going to be easy. So if you are passionate about something and you’ve had this dream, it’s sitting in your gut and it’s what you want to do… do it! DO IT. Take off the floaties, man, jump in!”  Maria Reed, a seasoned military spouse talks about her experience of loosing herself in mom and military life but then coming back as a powerful, go getter woman. Check out Moving with the Military  www.movingwiththemilitary.tv

"On any given day it can be more than you can bear, but then you get to go to sleep." Kim Reeves With 5 kids, multiple deployments and law school under their belt you can tell that Kim and her husband aren't ones to shy away from hard things. Listen to Kim's episode and hear how instead of shying away from the hard they lean into it, and make the most of  life. 

"We talk so much about finding your tribe…but I just learned in PCSing so much that it’s so important, it’s equally as important, that we invite others into ours." Mallory shares her experiences with the most intense military wife dity "resume" I've ever heard of!  Check out her incredibly helpful DITY moving resources on her Instagram and Blog https://www.instagram.com/mamas_onthe_move/ https://ditymama.com/ Follow the podcast and get more tips https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrio

"[Our marriage] had to be a priority...I just saw a huge need for that to grow if we were going to be better off during his deployment." Morgan shares how her first few years as a military spouse have gone and transitioning her marriage from civilian to military needs and demands.  Connect with Morgan on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mkatlee/

"Most the time we are stronger than we think we are." -Andrea Adkins  Andrea shares her perspective of being a daughter of a National Guardman her whole life, the ups and the downs.  Andrea currently runs https://report-to-base.com/  which helps military families have all the resources they need in one place as they PCS

"I feel like a spouse who is thriving is generally happy…. They have the ability to find happiness"- Kristen Whip out your notebooks and pens because you are going to want to remember every word Kristen says!  She gives clear steps and actionable things you can do to go from a struggling Waiting Warrior to a thriving one!  Be sure to check out her amazing shop here (use code WARRIOR15): https://brushfireblue.com/discount/WARRIOR15

“We know that we’ve signed up for a certain lifestyle, but I still feel so strongly that we deserve to feel like we’re thriving as a family and that this time apart isn’t just going to be a detriment to us.” -@Deployjoyco Jamie and Madeline, founders of Deploy Joy Co, talk about their experiences as new military spouses and how they want to help military families with their kid's subscription boxes for deployments and an online community for the parents! https://deployjoyco.com/

Corie Weathers, a licensed professional counselor who specializes in helping military and first responder marriages, shares 4 ways we can breath life into our service marriages. Her points are not just run-of-the-mill answers you'd find in a pamphlet, but filled with real experience and extremely helpful for every relationship.  Learn more from Corie at her website: https://www.corieweathers.com/ Buy her book: https://amzn.to/2WmVkub  Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CorieLPC/

“Just because my husband’s gone doesn’t mean I don’t deserve to be fully taken care of as I would take care of the two of us if he was here.” -Bernadette Soler @dollyogawear Check out her ebook at https://www.ateasebook.com/ Get 20% off the book with WAITINGWARRIOR https://www.instagram.com/dollyogawear/

“We’re all experiencing similar things. We all have those feelings of doubt, we all have those insecurities, those nights that you stay up and worry... People just don’t talk about it as much as we should, or maybe that we could.” Mckell Smith shares her experience of watching her husband transition from military life to law enforcement and how we all can use constant reminders that we aren't alone. https://www.theravnetwork.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theravnetwork/

“The tools are right in front of us, and no one should ever feel like they don’t have those tools to engage and flourish with their child.” Kara Kriete  Kara shares with us how important and possible it is for all Waiting Warrior families to have not only positive open communication with their children, but also get help with speech therapy, regardless of their physical situation.  https://www.instagram.com/communicatewithkara/

“I wish I had kind of just been more true to my authentic self. I wish I had held onto that earlier in my life, that yes we can be supportive of our spouses and supportive of our military – and I am – but it doesn’t have to take over my own life. There’s a place for me to be who I am in the midst of all of that.” -Amy Uptgraft Get tickets for I Will Wait! https://www.iwillwaitvsp.com/?fbclid=IwAR1WQk98XLLFziyzt-gLDclrErFtGWK6J4PxzqfAM7Co3neaU5ob1yYOLnE

This week's episode is the introduction to the theme of the month that will be running on @TheWaitingWarrior social media accounts. Throughout the month I'll be sharing products and tips but today I wanted to share one of the biggest ways I've taken a mental load off of my Waiting Warrior self.  Don't forget I'll be treating random people who write reviews or share about the podcast on social media! Just make sure you tag me, The Waiting Warrior, so I can see it!