Coping

7 Reasons I’m Thankful Even Though I’ll Be Alone on Thanksgiving

7 Reasons I’m Thankful Even Though I’ll Be Alone on Thanksgiving7 Reasons I’m Thankful Even Though I’ll Be Alone on Thanksgiving

I shuffled into the dark kitchen in the early morning, like so many Thanksgivings before in our married life. As… Read More

5 Ways to Manage Military Spouse Stress

5 Ways to Manage Military Spouse Stress5 Ways to Manage Military Spouse Stress

Over the past 15 years as a soldier, spouse and researcher I have become increasingly aware of and concerned by, the… Read More

What Does It Mean to Be a Gold Star Spouse?

What Does It Mean to Be a Gold Star Spouse?What Does It Mean to Be a Gold Star Spouse?

By: Brittany Nelson U.S. Army Installation Management Command In 2010, Cindy Hildner and her husband, Brig. Gen. Terry Hildner, the… Read More

Fed Up: When Military Families Have to Turn to Food Assistance

Fed Up: When Military Families Have to Turn to Food AssistanceFed Up: When Military Families Have to Turn to Food Assistance

By  Taylor Miller, Navy spouse and Community Manager at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore* "Who has… Read More

Sometimes We Are Just Not Okay…and That’s Okay

Sometimes We Are Just Not Okay…and That’s OkaySometimes We Are Just Not Okay…and That’s Okay

Sometimes, I’m not okay. I’m not ashamed or afraid to admit it. Too often, when we struggle – and I mean… Read More

Do you have…the itch to move?

Do you have…the itch to move?Do you have…the itch to move?

This morning, I walked back into my house with the dog and felt a familiar yearning in the pit of… Read More

I Have Anxiety.

I Have Anxiety.I Have Anxiety.

Far more regularly than I would like to admit, I roll over in the middle of the night, glance at… Read More

Can You Give Us the Pros and Cons of Joining Up?

Can You Give Us the Pros and Cons of Joining Up?Can You Give Us the Pros and Cons of Joining Up?

As a Navy wife, there’s been a few instances when another woman has asked me what it’s like to live… Read More

Just Being Resilient Isn’t Enough: Why You Need to Get Gritty

Just Being Resilient Isn’t Enough: Why You Need to Get GrittyJust Being Resilient Isn’t Enough: Why You Need to Get Gritty

When you close your eyes and think of the word “resilience,” what comes to mind? I think of picking myself… Read More

A Man’s View of “Me Too”

A Man’s View of “Me Too”A Man’s View of “Me Too”

From herviewfromhome.com Me too. No, I’m not a female. No, I haven’t experienced sexual harassment or abuse of any kind.… Read More