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Military Life

Welcome to the Military Life Podcast- a podcast telling the stories of everyday Australian Military partners.
Listen in to hear from others who are living this military life (Defence Life), juggling all the things on the daily, just like you and I. Let's connect and support each other by telling our stories, celebrating our strength, focusing on self-care & lifting each other up.

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151.BIG decisions after ONE month of dating an ADF member! from 2023-05-24T19:30

On this week's podcast episode, I speak with new spouse Emily about deciding to move with her ADF member after dating for just ONE month and how they are ensuring Defence life ...

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118.Defence Life, Home Schooling & Prioritising your Needs from 2022-02-09T18:30

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to defence partner Fiona about meeting her now-husband, moving interstate together and 12 moves in 15 years.

 

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117.Defence Chaplains from 2022-02-02T20:15:25

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Navy Chaplain Jenny Schleusener about the role of Chaplains.

Jenny and I also talk about;

  • The type of support Chaplains provide to n...

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115.Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic from 2021-12-21T18:30

Following on from last week's episode, PART 2 of Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic.

Earlier in the year, I caught up with a number of Defence Partners to ...

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115.Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic from 2021-12-21T18:30

Following on from last week's episode, PART 2 of Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic.

Earlier in the year, I caught up with a number of Defence Partners to ...

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114.Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic from 2021-12-15T18:30

Earlier in the year, I caught up with a number of Defence Partners to talk about how they, and their Defence Member and Family, navigated the pandemic, lockdown and COVID restrictions throughout...

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113.Top Priorities when Supporting and Acknowledging Defence Partners & Families from 2021-12-08T18:30

This week on the Podcast, I speak with Minister for Veterans’ Affairs & Minister for Defence Personnel Andrew Gee about his top priorities when it comes to supporting and acknowledging Defence P...

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112.Gender Equality in the Workplace from 2021-12-01T19:00

Let’s talk about defence partners and gender equality in the workplace!

In this week’s podcast episode, I talk to two amazing women in positions of leadership about why it’s up to all of ...

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111.Open Communication, Making Friends & Family First from 2021-11-25T18:30

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Catherine about keeping the lines of communication open with your defence member, making friends and putting family first.

 

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110.Defence Families of Australia-New Leadership & How DFA advocate for Defence Families from 2021-11-17T19:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to DFA’s newly appointed Defence Family Advocate of Australia Sandi Laaksonen-Sherrin.

 

Sandi and I talk about;

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109.Finding Connection, Community & Her mission to help other Defence Couples from 2021-11-10T20:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Elise about making defence life work for her, connection, community and her passion to help other defence couples navigate challenges t...

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108.Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley shares her Defence Partner journey from 2021-11-02T20:15

This week on the Podcast, Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley shares her Defence Partner journey.

 

After meeting at a function and bonding over our defence life experiences I took a c...

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107.Connecting with the Defence Community from 2021-10-06T20:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk with Navy Spouse Chantelle about making the transition from single and solo to figuring out defence life and finding your community.

 

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106.The Younger Heroes-Helping ADF Parents connect with their Children from 2021-09-29T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to the Founder and Manager of the not-for-profit organisation The Younger Heroes, a program designed to reconnect current and former ADF members with their...

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105.Living with a Disability and deciding not to post with her Husband from 2021-09-22T21:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Donna about Defence life, living with a Disability and deciding not to post with her Husband.

 

Donna and I also talk abo...

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104.Frontline Yoga-Who are they & How Spouses and Veterans can benefit from 2021-09-08T21:05

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Spouse and CEO of Frontline Yoga Rachael Day about the benefits of Yoga and why Veterans and Spouses should give it a go.

 

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103.First Few years of Spouse Life & Taking your Business with you from 2021-09-01T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Army Spouse Emma about the first few years of Defence and Spouse life, working for yourself and connecting with your community.

 

Emma and...

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102.Your Service & Sacrifice was NOT a waste from 2021-08-25T21:15

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains some discussion of suicide and mental health. If anything comes up for you and you would like to access support there are various options available...

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101.Separation & Divorce as a Defence Couple-The Calm & Kind Method from 2021-08-11T21:15

In this week’s Podcast episode, I talk with Kirsty a Lawyer, Mediator, Author and Divorce Coach about what happens when a Defence Couple decides to separate or get divorced.

Kirsty and I ...

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100. PART 2-Advice, Words of Wisdom, Real Talk from Defence Partners from 2021-08-04T23:15

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Military Wife Life Podcast! What a journey this podcast has taken me and all of you on.

There is so much to celebrate this week- 2 years of the Podcast...

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99.DEFGLIS supporting & representing Defence Force LGBTI people and their families from 2021-07-14T21:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Racheal Cosgrove who is a Defence Member and the Events Director for DEFGLIS the Defence LGBTI Information Service.

 

Racheal and I talk a...

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98.Being a New Defence Partner from 2021-07-07T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to new Navy Spouse Jeni about navigating defence life, the first posting and everything in-between.

 

Jeni and I also talk about;

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97.Defence Bank Foundation helping the Defence Community from 2021-06-28T23:05

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Executive Officer Leanne Kyle from the Defence Bank Foundation about the life-changing impact the Defence Community Dogs Program is having for the Dogs,...

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96.Finding love, Leaving Defence & Focusing on Family from 2021-06-14T21:00

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Veteran Matt and spouse Mel about their whirlwind romance, doing long distance, transitioning out of defence and future plans.

 

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95.Medicine, Being Values Driven & Changing Direction from 2021-06-06T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to RAAF Spouse Meagan about balancing her medical career with defence life, being values-driven and changing direction.

 

Meagan and I also t...

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94.PART 2-A Spouse tells the story of her Broken Soldier and how she helped put him back together from 2021-05-26T21:10

In PART 2 of episode 94, I talk to Army spouse Kaz about her husband’s shocking injury that led to his discharge, finding and receiving the right support and moving on.

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93.PART 1- A Spouse tells the story of her Broken Soldier and how she helped put him back together from 2021-05-19T21:15

In PART 1 of episode 93, I talk to spouse Kaz about defence life, back to back deployments and her husband’s shocking injury that led to his discharge.

TRIGGER WA...

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92.Reserve Life-how does it work? from 2021-05-12T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Reserve Army spouse Kim about how Reserve life actually works.

 

Kim and I also talk about;

  • Meeting her husband while he was ...

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91.Becoming a Defence family a little later in life from 2021-05-05T21:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Navy spouse Cheree about what it’s like when your husband joins defence a little later in life.

 

Cheree and I also talk about;

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90.The stories behind the Lots of Love Box nominations from 2021-04-21T21:10

When the nominations for the MWL Lots of Love boxes land in my inbox it’s hard for me not to get attached to those stories.

Just reading about the connections and the amazing things spous...

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89.A mindset shift made all the difference from 2021-04-14T23:30

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to RAAF spouse Nicole about why a mindset shift has totally changed the way she experiences defence life. 

 

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88.Legacy-Who are they & Who do they support? from 2021-03-31T22:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to NSW Legacy President Nikki Hollis about how Legacy started, what they’re about and who they support.

 

Nikki and I also talk about;

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87.The Army is my Husbands job not mine from 2021-03-24T20:20

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Amanda about why she doesn't allow her Army Husbands job to control her life.

 

Amanda and I also talk about;

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86.A Tindal Posting from 2021-03-17T20:05

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to RAAF spouse Katie about being posted to Tindal, the location at the bottom of her preference sheet. 

 

Katie and I also talk about;

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84.Financial help for Defence Families from 2021-02-24T20:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Belinda Wilson, CEO of Veteran and Family financial support organisation Bravery Trust. 

 

Belinda and I talk about;

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83. Good Communication & MWDU from 2021-02-17T20:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Army couple Julia and Jai about why good communication is key.

 

We also talk about;

  • what happened when they met each other j...

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82.How to be ok with going with the flow! from 2021-02-10T20:10

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Kim about being adaptable and being ok with "going with the flow."

 

Kim and I also talk about;

  • what happens when defe...

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81.Buying a Business and Working from Home from 2021-02-03T20:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Ash about buying a business and the isolation of working from home.

 

Ash and I also talk about;

  • why having a friendsh...

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80.Infertility & Defence Life from 2021-01-28T03:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Bianca about infertility and defence life.

 

Bianca and I also talk about;

  • coping with all that comes with IVF when yo...

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79.Being a Blended Family & the Military from 2021-01-20T22:15

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to spouse Sarah about being a blended family and the military lifestyle.

 

Sarah and I also talk about;

  • The injuries that have k...

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78.Maxx the service dog saved my Husband from 2021-01-14T03:36:29

In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Army spouse Mel about a service dog called Maxx and how he saved her husband.

 

Mel and I also talk about;

  • What it's like whe...

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76.The Australian Military Wives Choir from 2020-12-09T20:15

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74.That sometimes taboo topic... MONEY from 2020-11-26T03:15

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73.Full time Army to Reserves to Full time again from 2020-11-19T03:12:27

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71.The first few years of being a Navy spouse from 2020-11-04T23:15

This week on the podcast, I talk to Morgan about the ups and downs of her first few years as a Military spouse.

 

Morgan and I talk about;

  • The 18 month wait for her pa...

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67.First posting, COVID & coming to terms with being a Defence Family from 2020-09-30T23:15

This week on the podcast I talk to RAAF spouse Jess about her first posting experience and coming to terms with being a defence spouse.

 

 

Jess and I also talk abou...

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66.Belinda Johnston on her role as DCO Patron, the juggle of being a Spouse & now the Parent of an ADF member from 2020-09-23T21:25

This week on the podcast I talk to current Patron of the Defence Community Organisation Belinda Johnston about the ups and downs of being a spouse and her role as DCO Patron.

 

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65. PTSD and the Unspoken from 2020-09-16T23:15

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64.Buying a House- ADF schemes & Grants explained from 2020-09-09T23:15

So you've decided that now is the right time to look at buying a house....yay, go you!

 

But if you're like me, you have so many questions (so many) and a military member who isn't...

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63.An Episode for the New Spouses from 2020-09-02T23:15

This week I talk to new spouse Jade about the transition from civilian couple to a Defence couple at a young age.

 
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62.The Hamilton Report & its importance from 2020-08-27T04:16:16

Today's podcast guest is someone who has undoubtedly had an impact on all of our lives. Spouses and Defence members. Past and present.

 

 

She isn't a spouse. She, at the ti...

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61.Business Support & Community for Spouses from 2020-08-19T21:10

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60. An Overseas Posting to the UK from 2020-08-13T04:15

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59.Support for Defence Families with Special Needs from 2020-08-05T23:15

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58.A Military Couple talks Defence life & Deployment from 2020-07-29T23:25

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57.The important role of ADF partners, current support & areas in need of improvement from 2020-07-22T23:45

This week I talk with Minister For Defence Personnel & Minister for Veterans' Affairs Darren Chester about the important role partners and families play for ADF members, veterans and the defen...

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56.A new spouse navigating military life from 2020-07-16T04:15

This week I talk to Brooke about finding her feet as a new spouse and navigating all that comes with being a defence family.
 
We also talk about:
 
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55.An international posting & finding your feet from 2020-07-02T04:15

In this weeks podcast episode I talk to New Zealand Navy spouse Rose about what it's like to do an international posting in Australia. We also talk about her career goals taking a backseat and t...

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54.A Spouse exploring her passion from 2020-06-25T04:30

This week I talk to Amelia about her spouse journey, defence life and following her heart to pursue her passion. After giving birth to her 3rd daughter, while on an overseas posting in Canada,...

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53.Partner Employment. It's complicated! from 2020-06-18T04:15:47

Partner employment, if it was a relationship on socials it would be listed as "its complicated."

 

It's an area that almost all ADF partners will face challenges in at one point or...

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52.A PTSD diagnosis, Discharge & Moving home from 2020-06-11T04:15

This week on the Podcast Part 2 of Sarah's story.

In Part 1 Sarah talked about how her last minute decision to join her Husband in a regional location ended up resulting in a diagnosis fo...

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52.A Defence family with special needs & a Spouse who sees the silver lining in every situation from 2020-06-04T04:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to spouse Sarah about how her last minute decision to join her Husband in a regional location ended up resulting in a diagnosis for her son and uncovering his "my...

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51.Domestic Violence & Military Life from 2020-05-28T04:15

In this weeks episode, as part of Domestic Violence Prevention month, I talk to Domestic Violence Case Manager and Military spouse Jess about the cycle of violence DV victims experience and how ...

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50.Celebrating 50 episodes of Military spouses being seen and HEARD! from 2020-05-21T04:15

Welcome to something a little different!?
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Today's episode is made up of some of the best moments from past episodes in celebration of the podcasts 50th episode. This week we also h...

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49.Career red tape, chronic illness & finding a support network from 2020-05-14T04:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to spouse Clare about the red tape and cost that comes with posting to different states when you're a Lawyer. Clare also talks about how she manages a chronic ill...

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47.MWDU, Chronic illness & Making plans from 2020-04-30T04:25

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PART 3-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19 from 2020-04-16T00:00

This week's podcast episode is the third in a series dedicated to bringing you current information relevant to you, as a spouse and as part of an ADF family, during COVID19. 
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Part 2-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19 from 2020-04-09T00:00

This week's podcast episode is the second in a series dedicated to bringing you current information relevant to you, as a spouse and as part of an ADF family, during COVID19. 
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PART 1-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19 from 2020-04-02T01:15

This weeks podcast episode is the first in a series dedicated to bringing you current information relevant to you, as a spouse and as part of an ADF family, during COVID19. 
 
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45.An expert talks us through thriving as a Spouse from 2020-03-26T03:20

This week on the Podcast I talk to Clinical Psychologist Dr Jodie Lowinger about how we can thrive as Military spouses. Whether we are just entering the role of a spouse or have been doing it fo...

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44.Gus the service dog saved my Husband and our Family from 2020-03-20T03:15:46

This week on the Podcast I talk to Army spouse Bec about a service dog called Gus and how he saved her husband, her marriage and her family. Gus was matched to her Husband through the Defence Co...

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43.First posting, making friends & a plan to transition out of Defence from 2020-03-12T03:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to spouse Hannah about her first posting, the isolation you can feel even though you might be living in a City, accessing couples counselling through Open Arms an...

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42.A Navy partner with a passion for supporting spouses. from 2020-03-05T03:09:18

This week on the Podcast I talk to Claire, a Navy partner who is using her personal and business experience to make a difference for all of us. Claire has a passion for supporting woman achieve ...

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41.Army Spouse life & a cancer diagnosis while on deployment from 2020-02-27T03:35:57

This week on the Podcast I talk to Army spouse Bec about what it's like to post in and out of the same few locations while juggling mum and work life, separation and deployments. Bec also talks ...

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40.Defence Community Organisation-Who they are and What they provide from 2020-02-20T03:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to Shayne Vining, Deputy Director of National Operations at the Defence Community Organisation to get the low down on what DCO do and when and why we should acces...

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36.Submariner Spouse life & what happens when your child has a medical emergency from 2020-01-22T20:30

This week on the Podcast I talk to Shari about what it's like to be the spouse of a Submariner. We talk no communication for months on end, the tight knit community that Shari calls the ...

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35. A young Military spouse trying to find where she fits while focusing on her goals from 2020-01-15T20:30

This week on the Podcast I talk to Madeline about juggling being an Army spouse alongside being a young Uni student who lives ...

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34. Processing the devastating bush fires and how to support our Military members sent to help from 2020-01-08T22:30

The Military Wife Life Podcast returns for 2020 with Clinical Psychologist Dr Jodie Lowinger who is talking us through coping with traumatic events and natural disasters, like the Australian bus...

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33. When living apart from your Military person works for your family from 2019-12-18T05:58:27

This week on the Podcast I talk to Navy spouse Sal about how living apart from her Husband (MWDU) for, so far, 8 years and two kids ...

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32. Posting away from a seriously ill parent & the emotional roller coaster that comes with that. from 2019-12-11T03:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to Army spouse Steph about making the hard and emotional decision to move away from her seriously si...

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31. Part 2- Saying YES to LESS to make space for what is really important from 2019-12-04T03:30

On Part 2 of Episode 31 of the podcast, Air Force spouse and Declutter expert and Life Coach Tara Tuttle and I talk about the just in...

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31. Part 1- Mental and Physical clutter and Military Life from 2019-12-04T03:15

This week on the Podcast (Part 1) I talk to Air Force spouse Tara Tuttle about decluttering and letting go! Tara is a Declutter expert and Life Coach and know's the challenges living the milit...

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30. Finding your Military spouse tribe & following your career from 2019-11-27T03:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to Air Force spouse Sonja about how moving to a place she never wanted to go ended up being her favourite posting. Sonja found her Military spouse tribe and emb...

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29.Finding meaningful employment, a long IVF journey and what happens to a frozen embryo when you post out? from 2019-11-20T03:15

This week on the Podcast I talk to Army spouse Leah about moving and finding meaningful employment, her and her Husband's long IVF journey, what will happen with their one and only frozen embr...

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28. Defence School Mentors- the lowdown on how they help Defence families.. from 2019-11-13T03:00

This week on the Podcast I talk to Jenny about the importance of Defence School Mentors (DSM) and their role within our schools across the country. 
 
If you haven't hear...

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27.An unexpected deployment, learning to live with each other again and finding a way forward together from 2019-11-06T03:00

This week I talk to Air Force spouse Stella about coming to terms with an unexpected deployment, what happened when her Husband came back and the long road to getting to know each other again....

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26. The transition from Military Member to Spouse, finding employment and your feet in the civilian world. from 2019-10-30T03:00

This week I talk to former Air Force Officer and now Army spouse Laura about her transition from Military Member to Spouse and finding her feet in the civilian world.

Laura talks about th...

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25. A Navy partner researching her way to a better picture of the modern Military Spouse from 2019-10-23T19:00

This week I talk to Navy spouse and University Lecturer Amy Johnson about what she found when she undertook her recent research into the ADF, Military families and our use of social media. Listen
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24. What happens when the deployed member's parent has a terminal illness? from 2019-10-15T19:30

This week I talk to Navy spouse Sera about coping with her husband being posted to a ship, going MWDU and deploying all while she juggled running a business, teenage kids and supporting her in l...

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23. Navigating MWDU, Kids, Work and a Side Hustle from 2019-10-02T00:00

This week I talk to Army spouse Arusha about the juggle that is MWDU, kids, working and how taking on a side hustle (when she was already stretched) ended up being the best decision she could ma...

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22. How we can lead the life we want to live by getting intentional and taking responsibility from 2019-09-25T04:25

This week I talk to US Air Force spouse and Life Coach Becca Brown about her experience as a spouse and how that led her to wanting something more. Fast forward to now and Becca is helping other...

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21- From the heartbreak of infertility to adopting 6 kids from 2019-09-18T04:25

This week I talk to Army spouse Lisa about the heart break of infertility and how she and her husband Nathan went from thinking maybe they wouldn't ever have children to having 6! Lisa talks us ...

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20. A life changing service injury, recovery&a new "normal" from 2019-09-10T19:30

This week I talk to truly inspirational Air Force spouse Kerrie about the day her husband Nathan had a freak service injury that would completely change their lives. Kerrie talks about the momen...

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19. Long distance from the start&taking that leap of faith to be with each other from 2019-09-04T04:20

This week I talk to Elle about what it's like to be in a long distance relationship from the very start after she and her Army partner met at an interstate wedding late last year. Elle and Andre...

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Ep18- Posting at 38 weeks pregnant&5 years of being an Army family from 2019-08-27T19:00

This week I talk to Anika who recaps 5 years of being an Army family. Anika definitely takes everything in her stride, including posting across country at 38 weeks pregnant with their first baby...

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17. Blended families, custody and what happens when MWDU isn't working from 2019-08-20T19:00

This week I talk to Bec who has been with her Army partner for 3 years. Both came into the relationship with children from previous partners and just a few months after being together they fell ...

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16. Deployment from the Military Member's perspective from 2019-08-07T01:39:26

This week I talk to my Husband Scott who has, just days ago, returned from a 6 month deployment. We talk about deployment from the Military member's perspective. What happens when that ship pull...

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15. The first 12 months of being a Military Spouse from 2019-07-30T19:00

This week I talk to Susan who has just hit the one year mark of being a Navy spouse. Susan talks us through the huge changes she and her Husband have gone through during the past 12 months and w...

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14. The Juggle is Real! A compilation of previous podcast guests and their take on self care. from 2019-07-23T19:00

This week's podcast episode is a compilation of some of the words of wisdom offered by the beautiful military spouses I have already had on the podcast. What they do to make life easier. How the...

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13. Making MWDU work for you, starting a new business&PEAP funding from 2019-07-16T19:00

This week I talk to Taryn, an Air Force spouse, who embarked on what was supposed to be a one year MWDU stint that eventually turned into three years with a deployment thrown into the mix.

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Ep 12. PART 2. A PTSD diagnosis, marriage breakdown&a long awaited home coming from 2019-07-09T19:00

Following on from last week's Podcast Episode I talk to Kiri about her Husband Luke's medical discharge from the Army, his decision to admit himself into hospital to get the help he needed and w...

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12. PART 1- Deployment, a medical emergency, medical discharge & the road to healing from 2019-07-02T19:00

A re-connection via Facebook sparked a romance between Kiri and Luke and before she knew it she was moving from Adelaide to Darwin to be with her Army guy, only for him to get word that he would...

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11. Staying strong, Making YOU a priority&Growth from 2019-06-25T19:00

This week I'm on the podcast talking about a medical emergency involving my 4 and a half year old and how it could have been the total unraveling of me. I talk about how laying some strong found...

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11. Staying strong, Making YOU a priority&Growth from 2019-06-25T19:00

This week I'm on the podcast talking about a medical emergency involving my 4 and a half year old and how it could have been the total unraveling of me. I talk about how laying some strong found...

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Ep10- Kate swiped right and just months later became an Army wife from 2019-06-19T19:00

This week I talk to Kate about meeting her now Army Husband Byron online, dating for a few short months, getting engaged, moving to be with Byron and getting married. This time last year Kate wa...

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9. Married with a baby within a year, splitting up & Army to Navy Wife from 2019-06-04T19:00

Mel met her Military guy online and after a few months they went on their first date. The next day he left town with the Army to take part in the clean-up following the Brisbane floods and Mel d...

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8. DFA and their role in advocating for Defence Families from 2019-05-28T18:30

This week I talk to Michelle, Communications Manager from advocacy organisation Defence Families of Australia.

Michelle talks about the role DFA plays as the advisory body FOR US to the M...

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Episode 7- Long distance, Moving and Working from home from 2019-05-16T04:20

Ashley met her Military guy while on a girls weekend in Sydney. They chatted via text/online for 6 months before even coming back together to go on their first date, dated and did long distance ...

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Episode 7- Long distance, Moving and Working from home from 2019-05-16T04:20

Ashley met her Military guy while on a girls weekend in Sydney. They chatted via text/online for 6 months before even coming back together to go on their first date, dated and did long distance ...

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Episode 7- Long distance, Moving and Working from home from 2019-05-16T04:20

Ashley met her Military guy while on a girls weekend in Sydney. They chatted via text/online for 6 months before even coming back together to go on their first date, dated and did long distance ...

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Episode 5- Tough decisions and making Military life work FOR you from 2019-04-30T20:00

This weeks episode of Military Wife Life- The Podcast is all about how making a tough and scary decision in my life would ultimately lead me to really being my TRUE self and has now allowed me t...

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Ep 4. A mental health diagnosis and being a Spouse and Navy member from 2019-04-25T05:00

In Episode 4 of Military Wife Life- The Podcast

I talk to Kasey who has had some twists and turns in her journey as not only a Navy spouse but also a Navy member. From falling pregnant un...

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Military Life
Episode 3- Living MWDU, Health scares & Afghanistan from 2019-04-17T18:00

"Make sure you are open and honest with yourself and to other people. Tell your partner how you are feeling about them going. Ask them how they are feeling about it too. It does work both ways."...

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Military Life
Episode 2 - Navy Life, Separation, Trying for a Baby and Fertility from 2019-04-08T20:09:14

"Mother Nature is going to decide this and not the Navy. I was getting frustrated with how his job was indirectly dictating our family planning but it all worked out."

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Military Life
1.I Will Feel Empowered If I Can Get Through This from 2019-04-08T17:49:20

"After the first deployment, I was left believing I couldn't do it ever again.

I really believed I couldn't survive another one. By the time this second deployment c...

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Military Life
1.I Will Feel Empowered If I Can Get Through This from 2019-04-08T17:49:20

"After the first deployment, I was left believing I couldn't do it ever again.

I really believed I couldn't survive another one. By the time this second deployment c...

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Military Life
Welcome to the Military Wife Life Podcast from 2018-12-12T19:42:03

Welcome to the Military Wife Life Podcast- a podcast telling the stories of everyday Military wives and partners.


Listen in to hear from others who are living this military life, j...

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