The Waiting Warriors Podcast

“I know that if I can focus on having time in my schedule for key habits that set me up for success then I’m going to be able to handle those moments of stress even more effectively.” - Becky Hoy @bravecrate Listen to the episode to hear how Becky has turned the biggest stress inducing moments of military life into positive growing experiences!  This episode is sponsored by Brave Crate. Visit https://www.bravecrates.com/ to grab a box for yourself or a friend!

Chandelle has written a WONDERFUL book that all military families need, all about a deployment season, but from the child's view! Get Your Own Copy of Daddy Left With Mr. Army: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1480868051?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=1DBFSCG0FPXAMVH4C0PW 

“Stuff is going to happen: good stuff, bad stuff, awful stuff …but how we respond to it is where our power is.” -Zanna Wolfgang @HonorTheBrave Tragedies happen to our loved ones, but we can't always fix it. Listen on the podcast to Zanna share her touching story of helping her husband, their marriage, and family get through their tragedy and how they turned a dark chapter of life into a bright service oriented business.

This week is the intro to March's theme: Small & Simple Things to Strengthen Family Bonds! Make sure you're following along on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/)  and Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/thewaitingwarrior/) for tips all month long!  Today's episode is all about how we can communicate better with our Warrior so we show how much we cherish them! 

“It’s ok to support your spouse, believe in your country, believe in their mission...and it’s also ok to say it’s hard.” Valli Gideons Seasoned Marine Wife Valli Gideons shares on this week's podcast episode about her experiences as a mother to two children with cochlear ear implants and marine spouse with holding nothing back. www.mybattlecall.com www.facdbook.com/mybattlecall www.instagram.com/mybattlecall www.twitter.com/valligideons

“I do believe there is a lot of good in every day… we just have to slow down and notice it.” Hope. It seems to be this thing we know we need and keeps us glued together, but how do we find it? In this weeks episode Lindsay talks about her journey with hope and how we can implement things to keep hope strong. Lindsay's blog: http://www.upliftinganchor.com/ Join the Waiting Warriors on Instagram and Facebook!  https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior https://www.facebook.com/thewaitingwarri

“If you reach out and connect with just one resource -on your base, in your community, online –you’re going to find a network of people who want to help you and support you. And finding that encouragement can really give you that strength and that confidence that you need to face what you have ahead.” @seasonedspouse_military_advice Check out Lizann's Deployment Master Class: https://seasonedspouse.com/deployment/  

This week's episode is all about the theme for the month: Finding Ease in the Kitchen!  We've all had those seasons in our life when it just seems like food is just too hard, but while those seasons do happen, we don't have to get STUCK in the season until our loved ones come home.  Follow along of IG and FB (@TheWaitingWarrior) for more tips & giveaways. https://thefamilyfreezer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/favoreatsapp/  https://cleansimpleeats.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cleansimpleeats/

“You want to be a mom and you know you want this child and you want to take care of them, but no one but actually follows up to make sure that moms are ok.” - Codi Baxter  Codi shares with us her story of being through a tornado of military life tornado, multiple babies, health problems and finding herself deep in PPD &PPA.  https://www.instagram.com/codiishername/ https://codiishername.wixsite.com/mysite More Waiting Warriors content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/

“It’s ok to reach out and tell people that you need help. It’s ok to tell people that you’re not ok, and that you’re not in a good place, and that you need a minute, and accept that help.” @mrsbrookeeubank Deployments are hard. Having a baby is hard. No doubt about either of those things. Combining them puts you in a whole different ball game, but that’s what Brookelyn Eubank has endured, and endured it well. Connect with Brookelyn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsbrookeeub

“When we concentrate on what we have, then we have enough. And if we concentrate on what we don’t have then we’re always lacking." - Cote This week we have LEOW Cote share her personal and professional insights on gratitude and how it's strengthened her relationship and enhanced her life.  Check out her LEOW faith based blog , get her printable and show us how you are using it on Instagram!  https://ammoandgrace.com/ and connect with her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ammoandgra

We have some new things brewing for all of you Waiting Warriors and I'll be sharing a new tip that helped me get out of my big rut.  I have a lot of fun content and giveaways starting on Instagram and Facebook. Find me here: https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/ https://www.facebook.com/thewaitingwarrior/ Also have the blog so you can get podcast summaries and our top tips and helpful products for the month:  http://thewaitingwarriors.com/ 

“We have to be very careful that we’re not building this huge emotional pitfall…you can’t do that. You can’t allow the bad of the deployment overcome the joy of Christmas.”  Follow the podcast and get more helps for military and first responder loved ones on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/

“We always said ‘This is right for us at this time. And as long as we keep thriving in this lifestyle and our children keep thriving in this lifestyle, we’re going to keep doing it.  And we’ll know when it’s time to stop doing it.’” -Bridget Middleton

Connect with Gold Star Wife Britt Harris on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/britt.m.harris/ and make sure you always get updates on the podcast by subscribing and come join me on Instagram at   https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/