As a wife of a retired Marine officer of 25 years, I can relate to the struggles military families face on a daily basis. I also understand that we are sadly still a rather under-understood species roaming this country, with the civilian-military divide apparently becoming more cemented over time. As such, this divide can still make military families feel more isolated, especially after moving, again, or when a loved one deploys and the families feel alone, despite support from the local base/duty station.
In my long years of being married to my Marine, I think that I have in total raised the kids by myself for more than six years. So therefore, I can relate to the struggles and hurdles military families face. I also understand that 80 % of the time or so, we need to face all this with a positive attitude and a great sense of humor at it all, especially when orders change 5 times in three weeks.
As your coach, I will have an open ear and be your partner to help you through whatever you feel is holding you back as a spouse or family as a whole. I can relate to the at times resentment of spouses for not being able to a continuous career and the anger of children for having to leave their friends behind, again, to go to some unknown place that they don’t know they way around in. I can relate to the lonely evenings and the long weekends when one really feels like just doing chores.
For the good part, I have great ideas to make deployments more manageable for those left behind and just the usual tips and hacks to transition to something else again.
For veterans, because of your service, my services to you are free, and services to your family is half price, always. I will be a sounding board and will help you on your journey to deal with what affected you in the past, since I am trained in behavioral and trauma-informed care, among other approaches.
I am not a Tri-Care provider, and the reason is as follows: as a military spouse, when I felt down and needed to find a path forward, I did not want this to be on my record or by extension, on my husband’s record. I don’t have to code or label or anything. I will however work with what you want me to work with at any time. If you only need to talk, I am here and meet you where you are.
What I don’t do: help navigate the VA system, there are specialists out there who are much better equipped to help you with this, likewise, I, for lack of expertise, cannot assist with claims and claims resolution.