The Waiting Warriors Podcast

 "Where there’s hope, you start to have vision. And where there’s vision you start to take action." - Sommer Tucker  " All of us get to pick up our pen and unapologetically write our story" - Sommer Tucker I couldn't pick just one quote, that's how good this episode is!  Check Sommer Tucker out Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sommertucker/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SommerTucker **Website & EMERGENCY CHECKLIST: https://www.sommertucker.com/

Air Force Chaplain Steve Jensen talks with us today about suicide postvention: What to do after a suicide is completed.  I LOVED doing this interview and personally learned so much because we talk about suicide prevention: watch out for this, here's this hotline number, watch out for that. But what do we do when someone dies by suicide? What do I do when I know the spouse? What do I do if I don't know the spouse?

"I’m not moving on. He is a part of my life. We share him with the girls every single day. I am moving forward. And that moving forward is choosing to live life despite the trial that we have had, and still have in grieving him." - Alaira Larsen Packard @picking.our.pieces For the second episode of the podcast's Suicide Prevention Awareness Series the lovely Alaira shares with us her experience when her late husband died by suicide during active Army service.

To start off the podcast's Suicide Prevention Awareness Series I interviewed Dave Wood, who has an extensive background in the military, psychology, and suicide, to talk to use about suicide prevention. 

"Things are not going the way you want them to go. You’re not getting the assignment you want to get, the timeline for your move is not the way that you want it to be, it’s not what’s most convenient…All of these things are out of my control... So being upset about it doesn’t help anybody. It just makes it all harder." - Ashley Evans The Program Ashley mentions https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/english/military/Becoming-Self-Reliant-and-Resilient-Family_eng.pdf?lang=eng 

“Design a life that you love and that you’re proud of and that gets you excited to wake up for everyday.” - Esther Inman Check out Esther's virtual assistant class here : bit.ly/VAIclass Esther's website: www.VirtualAssistantInternship.com Esther's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualassistantinternship CONNECT WITH ME!!  https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/  or leave a review for the podcast. I'd love to hear from you!

I hijacked the podcast and I hope you don't mind! I just wanted to hop on and share some thoughts and experiences I've had with successfully and unsuccessfully finding my tribe and thriving as a Waiting Warrior.  I'd love to meet you guys!  https://www.facebook.com/thewaitingwarrior/ https://www.instagram.com/thewaitingwarrior/  And please feel free to share and review the podcast!

“As Waiting Warriors we are dealing with a lot of extra stress in our lives from our spouse’s careers… so I think it makes it a lot easier when they’re gone for a long time, you’re alone or they’re working the crazy hours and it unpredictable or dangerous; To be able to find the joy in the madness” Krista Stubbs Reach Out To Krista: https://www.instagram.com/kjstubbs/  https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/Survey https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/home

“I’ve really had to put my faith and trust in [my husband] during some difficult times, which has really helped me support him now in his career and what he does because we’ve been through so much throughout our marriage.” -Lindsey Gordon  Connect with Lindsey here: https://www.facebook.com/lindsey.gordon.121

July 13th 6 years ago Austin signed his life away so we are sharing with you the wealth of knowledge we've gained, mostly from making mistakes.  Today's episode is sponsored by Bright Box!  Brighten a day with just a few clicks from your phone sending a customized box straight to their door for $5-15 & FREE SHIPPING. Find the perfect fit at https://brightboxes.shop or follow along @brightboxes on Instagram Enjoy and we'd love for you to share with us what you think with a rating and review! 

Esther Packard: Wife of POW during WWII

"At first I felt guilty because I had this mindset that I’m their mother, I can’t just give them to anybody and expect them to watch them. That’s my job. And I realized I couldn’t even do my job if I wasn’t doing those basic self care things." -Hannah Mars

Today's interview is with Psychiatrist and Military Wife, Stefanie Reinold, MD. Check out her book Here : https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Heart-Out-reconnect-ebook/dp/B07BDNVLH5 Podcast: Not The Typical Mom  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-typical-mom-show-stefani-reinold-life-love-business/id1332841133?mt=2&i=1000412974845

"If love is the driving force behind your actions and your thoughts and your words then you will automatically be more patient. You will yell less, you will be kinder to those around you, you will be more calm in everything you do. "

"I knew that every day he leaves the house could be the last time I see him. I know that every call he gets could be a dangerous call. But I can’t worry about the things I can’t control. I can’t worry about those things. It would tear me apart, I wouldn’t make it. So I live in the moments I have with him. Every moment. " Amber Ricks Law Enforcement Wife