Keep Your Courage

The pace and demands of military life really do add up, but we rarely name it as hard because it's just so normal in the military. We have to be strong to handle this life, but being kind to our own self is just as important. Find Sarah on Instagram!

Going into this military life, we know it's going to be a hard life, right? But the phrase "hard life" doesn't really do justice to how shaky and tender and... well, hard, this life can be. Here are some thoughts about how to handle it. Find Sarah on Instagram!

The military life can be hard for all of the obvious reasons. Also? It can be hard on your connection with friends & family back home, non-military neighbors and colleagues understanding the demands of your military life. If you have ever felt misunderstood or unseen by someone near you, if you long for more connection, not less, this episode is for you. Find Sarah on Instagram!

Any one day in the military life can be overwhelming, but what's also overwhelming? How no two days tend to look the same. A life of consistency? Forget about it. Let's talk about how to settle into a life that feels very unsettled. Find Sarah on Instagram!

I bet that there are some of you who have your own list of why you're feeling overwhelmed right now. In order to help get each other through, we need to get shoulder to shoulder with one another, letting each other know we are not alone. This is how. Find Sarah on Instagram!

Sometimes it can feel like nobody understands the toll that the military life takes- the uncertainty, the demands from constant interruptions, how many people need us, but we need to keep going even when our own heart is broken. If you feel alone, unseen, like maybe no one understands what it's really like to live as a military wife, this episode is for you. Find Sarah on Instagram!

There's so much that we go through without our spouse in the military and when they come back home both he and us are different. If you feel like a different person than when you first started out in this military life, if your husband feels like he is a different person than when he started out in this military life, if every time he comes back home kinda feels a little clunky as you re-learn how to work together again, share responsibilities, share your life. This episode is for you. Find Sarah on Instagram!

We are strong military wives, right? Strength, though, can look many different ways. And sometimes- being strong is knowing when to admit you can't do something on your own. Sometimes strength looks like vulnerability, asking for help, admitting you need help, allowing help to come in and help hold you up. Which, I know, can be super hard. I'll tell you all about how in this episode. Find Sarah on Instagram!