23/09/2025
Navigating solo season? You're not alone.
As a military spouse you are used to dealing with changes, but nothing quite prepares you for deployments. As the spouse at home, you're thought of as on vacation mode, that's partly true, but not the whole story.
What about..
• The 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 that comes when you see families sharing meals together, and you're on your own, figuring out yet another version of "girl dinner."
• The 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 you feel when you go days/weeks without talking to your spouse as you navigating living in a new country that you don't speak the language.
• The 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 of being everything for everyone from your family, relatives, and friends. Who's there for you?
• The 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙮 about whether or not your spouse is safe.
𝘼𝙘𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 that it can be stressful to be in your shoes. All feelings are valid here.
𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 is that there are things within your control, such as your thoughts, responses, and actions.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘫𝘰𝘺.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺.
𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 1:1 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘋𝘔 𝘮𝘦.
