Spouse Strong: Recent Episodes
Chrystal D.
Hey! Welcome to the Spouse Strong podcast, so glad you are here and listening. This podcast is a place where military spouses can find ways to bounce back when life becomes tough, through resilience training, setting boundaries and finding purpose outside of being just a military spouse, we can be resilient in the hard times, so that we can be the foundation for our families and community. Resiliency training is not about faking it till you make it, it's about knowing your support system and building that system to be effective and is uniquely yours.
Hi Friends. So, happy you are listening. Today's episode is about 7 ways to start bouncing back today. How wonderful would it be for you to learn how to bounce back even in times that don't seem possible? Well in this session, I discuss the ways you can and give you a snapshot of chapter 4 in our book review series on Robert F. Dee's book Resilient Warrior. He talks about each phase a little bit, kind of an overview. I promise it will pick up in the next chapter and it's so good you not going to want to miss out on the next few episodes. If you want to follow along with the snapshot series you can grab the book on amazon below and come join our Facebook Community Group called Bouncing Back Spouse Strong, to which you can get the link below to. This is a place where you can come hang out and get some freebies while you are there. I just posted the chapter 1 & 2 snapshot in that group to give you some questions to ponder on and scripture to read. Go ahead and head on over there. We can't wait for you to be a part of this community. Next week we are doing Chapter 5 and talking about the ways we can help with dealing with the before-the-body slam phase, so come and listen to next week friends. It's going to be so good!
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Do you often feel bitter and want to know how to find a way to be better, not bitter? In today's podcast, I talk about part 2 of chapter 3 in the book snapshot Resilient Warriors by Robert F. Dees on how to not be bitter and to choose to be better in your circumstances. I give you 5 ways to be better and not bitter that you can do today in your life. This is part 2 of this chapter because it was such good stuff here, so tune in close. So, go ahead and grab yourself a cup of coffee you might want to grab a pen and paper for this one, and let's get to work.
If you are looking for a support system, accountability group and a place to just come and hang out you can join our Facebook Community Group called Bouncing Back Spouse Strong. A place where military spouses can come and just be who they are and get some great resources on resilient training that is free to use. If you have a topic you want me to discuss on the podcast just email me at spousestrongmama@gmail.com and I will love to use your topic in our next podcast or even your questions if you have any. I will talk to you in part 2.
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Do you often feel bitter and want to know how to find a way to be better, not bitter? In today's podcast, I talk about part 1 of chapter 3 in the book snapshot Resilient Warriors by Robert F. Dees what it means to be better and not bitter, but also give an understanding of Posttraumatic Growth and how it can help you become better and not bitter in your own life. Learn what PTG is and how being bitter can keep you from living a happy and fulfilled life. I talk about 5 areas in which PTG shows up in your life when you know you are growing. This is part 1 of part 2 of this chapter because it was such good information that I had to split it up ya'll. So, go ahead and grab yourself a cup of coffee you might want to grab a pen and paper for this one, and let's get to work.
If you are looking for a support system, accountability group and a place to just come and hang out you can join our Facebook Community Group called Bouncing Back Spouse Strong. A place where military spouses can come and just be who they are and get some great resources on resilient training that is free to use. If you have a topic you want me to discuss on the podcast just email me at spousestrongmama@gmail.com and I will love to use your topic in our next podcast or even your questions if you have any. I will talk to you in part 2.
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Have you ever wonder if your passion is truly your calling in life? In this bonus Wednesday episode, I talk about how there are 5 signs that you can recognize that your passion is your purpose in life. I talk about the difference between passion, hobbies, skills and talents and how you can tell the difference between and relate it back to your passions. Even if you are a stay-at-home mom you can find a passion that you love even if that means you love being a mom in this season. It's all about finding that passion beyond being just a military spouse and finding joy in every aspect of our lives. Just a little pick me up encouragement this week. Enjoy friends! If want a topic for bonus Wednesday to be talked about here just leave a comment in the polls or email us at spousestrongmama@gmail.com. Also, you can join our community Facebook group Bouncing Back Spouse Strong. There are great resources in there and you can ask questions and find a mentor below is the link to the group. I hope to hang out with you soon friends!
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Hi Friends. So, I wasn't going to post this episode today because, well you see my heart is heavy friends. My husband just found out he lost a good comraded and yesterday was a tough go for our household. We keep losing the good ones and the young ones go to soon. You see even though I didn't want to post this episode God was telling me to do it anyways because he knew that someone needed to hear it eventually. What I didn't know is when I recorded this message our dear beloved brother was gone from this world. How fitting for me to be talking about trauma in the same light of not knowing we had lost another good Marine. It never gets easier losing one of our own. We are such a small knit family. No one understands why it hits us so hard, well it does because it's like we lose a family member. It's like we lose our brother or sister. So, in light of it all trauma is the topic for this episode. So, you might want to strap yourself in for the ride because it's going to be a roller-coaster of emotions as I will be giving you my snap shot on Chapter 2 in the book Resilient Warriors by Robert F. Dees where he talks about being body slammed and how trauma truly effects not only the solider, but the families too. Also, in this episode I will be discussing in depth what trauma is and what PTSD is and how it relates to my own experiences of secondary trauma and how myself has become a product of secondary trauma. Pre-warning for any of my family members who may listen you may not like what you hear and well I am okay with that because it's my story to tell and it's real to me. With that said if you are looking for a place to build a community of other supportive military spouses you can head over to our Facebook Community page Bouncing back Spouse Strong Group and join. This is where you can find some great freebies from our Prayer life series and the freebies that will be posted soon with this series. Click the links below. Next episode will be Chapter 3 where I will be giving my snap shot on Bitter or Better chapter and talking about the difference between the two. Join me next week. I will post that next week on Tuesday. See you then and take care.
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Hi Friends! So glad you are here listening. I know it's been a while and I am truly hope you will forgive me. I have been working pretty hard on this series for you all and it is ready. This series is going to be about resiliency training and I am going to be doing a book review on Robert F. Dee book "Resilient Warriors" this is a great book for any military service members and their spouses if they are looking for something biblically and particle understanding on how trauma, tribulation and incoming occurs and how they can overcome it with resiliency. You can purchase your copy with the link below (I do not receive any affiliate with the link). You can also buy his study guide, which has some great in depth discussion questions that go along with the chapters. If you want to follow along in our mini workshop along aside of our episode you can join our free Facebook Community group this is where we have weekly discussion post and support one another. You can find the link below. Next week we will be diving into chapter 2 where we will be getting into trauma and how we can understand the nature of it. See you next week!
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Hey Friends. So called to be back! We are under construction right now and the change is the in the air, I can feel it. If you wondering what is going on and where this podcast is headed, go check out the Under Construction Episode. I explain everything there my friend. In todays podcast we are talking a little bit about resilience's life cycle and how it pertains to our everyday life. This concept is reference by the book the Resilient Warriors by Robert Dees who is a retired Major General from the U.S. Army. He is a Christian and does put a lot of emphasis in a biblically sense, which is very inspiring and helpful for those who do not understand why horrible happen to good people. Its an amazing read and I have copied the link to the book if you want to go purchase it because this will be the book I will be using in my next few series as I will be going through with my own thoughts and answers to his questions in the back. This will be a book review type of series to help you understand what resilience is and how you can build your resiliency in your own life. In today's bonus I talk about the before, during and after and how we prepare before we go into battle and during battle we treat and take care of ourselves and then afterwards we are able to grieve well. If we are not prepared well to go into a storm, just like if a boat is not prepare to go into sea during one, then we cannot weather the storm well. Now, your probably thinking to yourself "well what if you don't have the skill set to do so?" and I am going to tell you that you can learn the skill set my friend and that is why I am doing this series is to help those learn the skill set of suiting up for them to go into battle because that is what bouncing back is about. The more you do it the better you are at it. If you have any questions or maybe you have a topic you want me to talk about email me at spousestrongmama@gmail.com and don't forget to go to our Facebook Community Group if you haven't already joined Bouncing Back Spouse strong go and check out some of the other free templates in there and we hope to see you in there!
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Hi, so glad you are here and listening. Today we wrap up our series on Prayer life and how we can do more to pay in our life. In today's episode. I give you 7 takeaways I got out of the series we just completed. What a great way to end a series in allowing you all to come and join out Facebook Community group that way you can get the support you need with your prayer life and other life challenges. So, join us below by pasting and copy the link. I cannot wait to hang out with you and get to know you my friend. Also, if you have a question or topic you would like to discuss on the podcast you can email us spousestrongmama@gmail.com and you will be featured on our Q&A podcast episode at the end of each month. Or you can press the message button and ask your question or give your topic there too! Until next time love and blessings to you all <3
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Hey Mama! So, happy you are here listening with an open heart and hopefully a cup of coffee in your hand too. I am so excited to share with you 7 ways you can go deeper in your prayer life. This is going to be an amazing session with you all. I cannot wait to see how is going to bless you all in this episode. So, if you are ready to go deep with your prayer come and let's have a listen.
Hey are you looking for a Facebook Community that is filled with military spouses just like you and need a support system? Then, you should join our Facebook Community Group called Pursuing God with Purpose Spouse Strong or just copy the link below. This is a great place to get all the freebies I talk about on my podcast and to connect with others where you are might be stationed. I cannot wait to hang out with you mama!
Do you have a question or a topic you would like for me to answer or discuss? You can email us at spousestrongmama@gmail.com and he your question featured on my monthly Q&A and now new our Topic of the week episode. Just a little extra 10 minute episode to give you some empowerment & inspiration throughout the week. Those who feature on the podcast will also have a chance to win the Spouse of the month giveaway contest. All you have to do is send a question or topic in tell us why you choose it and your name will be put into the drawing. You can push the message button to enter in your question or topic or just type it in our Q&A box. Until next time, I hope you are inspired, empowered and blessed through this podcast. Love and Blessings my friends!
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Hey Faith-led SAHMammas who are also military spouses, so happy you are here and listening today. Have I got a freebie for you today. Today is the new Bonus Wednesday where I give you tips and steps on how you can apply a lot of the weeks podcast episodes into your life. I cannot wait for you to here about 7 steps to find ways to implement discipline into your life. It's called the Discipline Mindset Bonus and it's a great one, so go check out the free template in our Facebook Community group, so you can have it handy when you need it. Also, putting a great productive journal and soon will be producing my own discipline mindset journal soon, so stay tune for more details on that. I do not make any affiliate off this link, but I wanted you all to have it just in case you are looking for a really nice on to use. You can also join our Facebook community to below if you are wanting all the freebies in this season. I can not wait to see how God bless you today my friend!
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Welcome SAHMamas who are also military spouses. So, happy you are here and listening. Today is our ep.2 of our series Prayer Life and today we are talking about finding time to pray more or to just pray all together. I also talk about how discipline could potential be the root of keeping you from praying too. We don't go into details about discipline, but the two do go hand in hand together. Also, check out our bonus Wednesday for some steps in how you can start doing applicaible things in your life today to have more discipline in you life. I really hope this episode inspires, empowers and you blesses you in some way. Oh and don't forget the freebies in our Facebook Community group where you can find lots of great resources outside this podcast.
Also, If you are wanting to share a topic or maybe you are ready to talk about your struggles you can email me at spousestrongmama@gmail.com I would love to hear from you and bring you onto the podcast in our Q&A session each month, so go ahead and email me your questions and struggles that we maybe able to share our story with one another to bless and encourage each other. Speaking of encouraging go check out our Facebook Community group where we empower, inspire and encourage each other everyday with words of wisdom & love. If you are looking for a supportive, accountability and be a part of a Godly community of SAHM military spouses just like you.
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We can't wait to hang out with you!
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Don't forget to go get your free time inventory sheet in our Facebook Community group, so you can find your time wasters and find more time with God. ~Love & Blessing~
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Hey! So glad you are here listening today. In today's episode we are starting off with a 4 episode series about prayer life. Today, I discuss why we worry about not only how we pray, but why we might not pray. This is so good, so you are going to want to listen. I also give you 5 practical steps to help you either get started in praying more or deepening your prayer relationship with God. Also, below are some the scriptures that I mention in today's episode to help you understand what the bible says about prayer and also give you places in the bible where woman of the bible prayed courageously, it will truly give you a boost in understanding of why prayer is so important in our lives. So, without a further a do, here are you scriptures I promised:
Exodus 17: 11-13
1 Samuel 9:1-25
Nehemiah 1:1-11
Jeremiah 29:1-14
Courageous Woman Stories: Judges 5: 1-20 & 1 Samuel 1:10-20 Esther 4:15-16 (Also, I meant to add that Esther asked for prayers for others and so we should always ask others to pray for us. We should all come together and pray for one another)
Speaking of praying for one another. A good way to come together as a community of faith-led stay-at-home mamas who are military spouses we can pray for each other in our Facebook community group called Pursuing God with Purpose Spouse Strong. Check out the link below and if you want to share any prayer request there you can and if you feeling like you are ready to share your struggle story or even a triumph story you can email us at spousestrongmama@gmail.com I can't wait to see what God has in store for you, so head on over to our Facebook Community and grab your freebies for this episode, it will be uploaded at the end of this week, so get in there can't wait to hang out with you all!
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Hey, so glad you are listening. This is going to be an introduction to our next series called Prayer life and how you can have a more intentional prayer life and relationship with God. Prayer is an intimate practice as we sit into certain seasons in our lives and it's important to bust some myths about prayer because praying does not have to complicated. So, if you are ready to hear what is to come in the 4 episodes you are going to want to listen to this overview where I talk about 10 myths about prayer and give you some questions to stew on. Can't wait to see how God bless you today. Enjoy my friends. Also, if you have any suggestions on topics you want to discuss you can send my your questions and topic suggestions to spousestrongmama@gmail.com and you can head over to our Facebook community group because there are some good free resources my gift to you so head on over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/spousestrong and get your free gift! I can't wait to see what God has in store for you my friend. ~Love & Blessing~
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Hey! So glad you are here and listening. Today's episode, I am just talking about my struggle story with you and my experience in living life as a stay-at-home mama who is a military spouse and I work from home. I talk about my struggles, ups and downs and what brought me to God. I can not wait for you to hear it and if you are wanting to share a topic or maybe you are ready to talk about your struggles you can email me at spousestrongmama@gmail.com
Also, we have a Facebook Community that we would love for you to be a part of. This is place where you can come and get support, accountability and feel that you a part of a community of military spouses just like you. Come and hang out with us at:
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Hey friend. Welcome to The Spouse Strong podcast, so happy that you are listening. My mission is that this podcast helps you be able to learn how to bounce back as a military spouse. It can be really difficult navigating this crazy life we live, from our spouses leaving to having kids and moving every so often, it can truly feel that we are alone and it can be hard to bounce back when life seems challenging. If you looking for solutions to help you find ways to worry less, be able to conquer issues that come your way and to find your true purpose beyond being a military spouse then your in the right place friend! Make sure you catch our first series on this podcast as we will be discussing stress management and prayer life and it how I can help you be more intentionally with praying daily. Also, if you are at military spouse and want to be featured on our podcast to share what might be keeping you from bouncing back or a topic to discuss on the podcast you can email us at spousestrongmama@gmail.com We also have our own Facebook community called Spouse Strong all you have to do is join There are so many great resources that, yes are free to you and a gift from us! So, go here to get access: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spousestrong We can't wait to have you part of our community! Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and blessings to all!
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