Military Life
By Beck Rayner
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Episodes: 214
Description
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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203.First Interstate Move & Pivoting her Career
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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202. DEFGLIS Supporting & Representing Defence Force LGBTI People & Families
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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201.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Army Families
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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200.ADF Grants & Entitlements when Buying a Home
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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199.Overseas Posting Update with Nicole PART TWO
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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198.Overseas Posting Update with Nicole PART ONE
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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197.Defence Member Family Support PART TWO
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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196.Defence Member Family Support PART ONE
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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195.Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life PART TWO
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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194.Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life PART ONE
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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193.Intro to Defence Life for New Spouses PART FOUR
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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192.Intro to Defence Life for New Spouses PART THREE
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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191.Intro to Defence Life for New Spouses PART TWO
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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190.Intro to Defence Life for New Spouses PART ONE
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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189.Revisiting the FIRST ever episode of the Military Life Podcast!
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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188.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Navy Families
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May 22, 2025 |
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187.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Army Families
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May 12, 2025 |
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186.Deployment from the ADF Member's Perspective
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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185.The Australian Military Wives Choir
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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184.The first 12 months of being a Defence Spouse
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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183.Open Arms Community & Peer Program-Celebrating 5 Years
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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182.An Assistance Dog saved my Veteran
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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181.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Army Families
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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180.PART TWO-Helping Spouses take their Careers to the Next Level!
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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179.PART ONE-15 year Defence Partner journey over 9 postings
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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178.Let's CELEBRATE 175 Episodes with Words of Wisdom & Real Talk from Defence Partners PART 2
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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177.Let's CELEBRATE 175 Episodes with Words of Wisdom & Real Talk from Defence Partners PART 1
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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176.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Navy Families
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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175.Buying & Selling-Making your Money and Defence Allowances work for YOU!
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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174.PART 2-Posting Overseas-Spouse Nicole's Experience
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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173.PART 1-Posting Overseas-Spouse Nicole's Experience
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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172.Shining a Light:Stories of Trauma & Tragedy, Hope & Healing
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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171.Female Leadership in a Male Dominated Field
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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170.Open Arms-All you need to know about the NEW Model of Care & accessing Mental Health support
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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169.PART 2-Military Life Community Connectors Explained
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May 23, 2024 |
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168.PART 1-Military Life Community Connectors Explained
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May 23, 2024 |
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167.Emma & Elise and their Cowork Coplay Experiences
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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PART ONE Navigating our first Defence Move as a Family
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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PART TWO Navigating our First Defence Move as a Family
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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164.Someone I Love is in Defence-The Spouse business creating resources for ADF Kids
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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163.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was it like accessing Defence Family-related Support & Making Spouse Friends?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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162.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you Support your Mental Health?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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161.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you envision your Career working alongside Defence Life?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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160.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How Do you plan for a Family let alone Support Defence Kids
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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159.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was your Intro to Defence Life really like?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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158.Part 2-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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157.Part 1-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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156.No Choice but to Live Apart-Supporting a Child with Additional Needs Vs Defence Life
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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155.Jeni from ep98-UPDATE on the First Few Years of Defence Life
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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154.First Posting, First Deployment and Everything in between!
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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153.DEFGLIS Supporting & Representing Defence Force LGBTI People & Families
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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152.Support & Resources for 2-8 year old Defence Kids
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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151.BIG decisions after ONE month of dating an ADF member!
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May 24, 2023 |
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150.Let's CELEBRATE 150 Episodes with Advice, Words of Wisdom & Real Talk from Defence Partners
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May 11, 2023 |
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149.Defence Partner Leah from ep29 with an Amazing Update episode
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May 03, 2023 |
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148.Together 4 years, Two kids, Deployments & the First Posting
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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147.PART 1-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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147.PART 2-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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146.Tinder Date to Moving Across the Country
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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145.Buying a house-ADF Schemes & Home Buyer Grants Explained
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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144.Career, Community & Childcare- An Innovative program for Defence Partners
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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143.PART 2-Why YOUR VOICE matters!
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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142.PART 1-Why YOUR VOICE matters!
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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141.I was GASLIT.
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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140.Protecting our Data & Identity- What we can all do TODAY!
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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139.Military Life Community Connectors EXPLAINED-Part 2
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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138.Military Life Community Connectors EXPLAINED-PART 1
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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137.Highschool Sweethearts with Big Plans
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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136.Feeling your way through Defence Partner Life
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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135.Spouse Entrepreneurs this one is for you!
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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134.MWDU-A Defence Couples Experience PART TWO
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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133.MWDU-A Defence Couples Experience PART ONE
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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132.A Crash Posting, Balancing Family & Career
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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131.The Defence Life Balance & Growing through Gratitude
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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130.Rejoining-ARMY to RAAF, Why now & Future Plans
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Ep129.The Royal Commission and why we need YOU!
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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128.A Fast Tracked Relationship, Unexpected Career Crisis and Managing an Eating Disorder
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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127.Soldier On-Support and Services for Defence Partners, Veterans & their Families
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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126.Help with the Details of Defence Life
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May 04, 2022 |
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125.Building a Life together & Open Communication
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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124.The INFO new Defence Partners wished they had!
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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123.Day ONE of Defence Partner Life!
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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123.Day ONE of Defence Partner Life!
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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122.The long road to becoming a Defence Family, Mental Health Challenges and Focusing on the Good
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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121.Let's Discuss PART 2-The Past Weeks Events, A Hurtful Narrative & How to Move Forward Constructively
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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121.Let's Discuss PART 1-The Past Weeks Events, A Hurtful Narrative & How to Move Forward Constructively
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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120.The First Year of Spouse Life, Long Distance & Future Plans
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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119.RESEARCH:The critical role Partners & Families play in Veteran Mental Health support
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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118.Defence Life, Home Schooling & Prioritising your Needs
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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117.Defence Chaplains
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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116.A Dual serving couple, Deployment, Discharge & Defence Life
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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115.Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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114.Defence Partners Navigating the Pandemic
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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113.Top Priorities when Supporting and Acknowledging Defence Partners & Families
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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112.Gender Equality in the Workplace
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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111.Open Communication, Making Friends & Family First
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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110.Defence Families of Australia-New Leadership & How DFA advocate for Defence Families
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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109.Finding Connection, Community & Her mission to help other Defence Couples
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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108.Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley shares her Defence Partner journey
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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107.Connecting with the Defence Community
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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106.The Younger Heroes-Helping ADF Parents connect with their Children
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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105.Living with a Disability and deciding not to post with her Husband
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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104.Frontline Yoga-Who are they & How Spouses and Veterans can benefit
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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103.First Few years of Spouse Life & Taking your Business with you
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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102.Your Service & Sacrifice was NOT a waste
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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101.Separation & Divorce as a Defence Couple-The Calm & Kind Method
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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100. PART 2-Advice, Words of Wisdom, Real Talk from Defence Partners
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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100. PART 1-Advice, Words of Wisdom, Real Talk from Defence Partners
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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99.DEFGLIS supporting & representing Defence Force LGBTI people and their families
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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98.Being a New Defence Partner
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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97.Defence Bank Foundation helping the Defence Community
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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96.Finding love, Leaving Defence & Focusing on Family
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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95.Medicine, Being Values Driven & Changing Direction
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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94.PART 2-A Spouse tells the story of her Broken Soldier and how she helped put him back together
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May 26, 2021 |
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93.PART 1- A Spouse tells the story of her Broken Soldier and how she helped put him back together
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May 19, 2021 |
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92.Reserve Life-how does it work?
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May 12, 2021 |
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91.Becoming a Defence family a little later in life
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May 05, 2021 |
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90.The stories behind the Lots of Love Box nominations
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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89.A mindset shift made all the difference
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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88.Legacy-Who are they & Who do they support?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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87.The Army is my Husbands job not mine
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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86.A Tindal Posting
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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85. Stories of Miscarriage & Defence Life
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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84.Financial help for Defence Families
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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83. Good Communication & MWDU
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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82.How to be ok with going with the flow!
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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81.Buying a Business and Working from Home
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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80.Infertility & Defence Life
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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79.Being a Blended Family & the Military
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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78.Maxx the service dog saved my Husband
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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77.Military Police, Finding work & Following your Passion
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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76.The Australian Military Wives Choir
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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75. Army Spouse Life & Spending 8 out of 12 months apart
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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74.That sometimes taboo topic... MONEY
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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73.Full time Army to Reserves to Full time again
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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72.Kookaburra Kids Foundation & Support for Defence Kids aged 8-18
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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71.The first few years of being a Navy spouse
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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70.OPEN ARMS- When, How & Who can access support services
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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69.A British spouse experiencing a posting in Australia
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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68. 3-5year old Defence Kids-Research & Support
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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67.First posting, COVID & coming to terms with being a Defence Family
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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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
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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65. PTSD and the Unspoken
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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64.Buying a House- ADF schemes & Grants explained
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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63.An Episode for the New Spouses
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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62.The Hamilton Report & its importance
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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61.Business Support & Community for Spouses
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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60. An Overseas Posting to the UK
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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59.Support for Defence Families with Special Needs
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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58.A Military Couple talks Defence life & Deployment
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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57.The important role of ADF partners, current support & areas in need of improvement
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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56.A new spouse navigating military life
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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55.An international posting & finding your feet
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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54.A Spouse exploring her passion
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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53.Partner Employment. It's complicated!
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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52.A PTSD diagnosis, Discharge & Moving home
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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52.A Defence family with special needs & a Spouse who sees the silver lining in every situation
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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51.Domestic Violence & Military Life
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May 28, 2020 |
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50.Celebrating 50 episodes of Military spouses being seen and HEARD!
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May 21, 2020 |
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49.Career red tape, chronic illness & finding a support network
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May 14, 2020 |
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48. 30 years of Military life & Leaving your kids behind
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May 07, 2020 |
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47.MWDU, Chronic illness & Making plans
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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46.Getting past a bad deployment experience
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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PART 3-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Part 2-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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PART 1-Current Info & Support for ADF families during COVID19
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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45.An expert talks us through thriving as a Spouse
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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44.Gus the service dog saved my Husband and our Family
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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43.First posting, making friends & a plan to transition out of Defence
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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42.A Navy partner with a passion for supporting spouses.
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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41.Army Spouse life & a cancer diagnosis while on deployment
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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40.Defence Community Organisation-Who they are and What they provide
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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39.Letting go of resentment and a bad first deployment experience
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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38. Spouse life & moving your business across the country
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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37.Connecting with what WE really want out of life!
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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36.Submariner Spouse life & what happens when your child has a medical emergency
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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35. A young Military spouse trying to find where she fits while focusing on her goals
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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34. Processing the devastating bush fires and how to support our Military members sent to help
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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33. When living apart from your Military person works for your family
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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32. Posting away from a seriously ill parent & the emotional roller coaster that comes with that.
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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31. Part 2- Saying YES to LESS to make space for what is really important
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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31. Part 1- Mental and Physical clutter and Military Life
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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30. Finding your Military spouse tribe & following your career
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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29.Finding meaningful employment, a long IVF journey and what happens to a frozen embryo when you post out?
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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28. Defence School Mentors- the lowdown on how they help Defence families..
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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27.An unexpected deployment, learning to live with each other again and finding a way forward together
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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26. The transition from Military Member to Spouse, finding employment and your feet in the civilian world.
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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25. A Navy partner researching her way to a better picture of the modern Military Spouse
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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24. What happens when the deployed member's parent has a terminal illness?
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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23. Navigating MWDU, Kids, Work and a Side Hustle
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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22. How we can lead the life we want to live by getting intentional and taking responsibility
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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21- From the heartbreak of infertility to adopting 6 kids
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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20. A life changing service injury, recovery & a new "normal"
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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19. Long distance from the start & taking that leap of faith to be with each other
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Ep18- Posting at 38 weeks pregnant & 5 years of being an Army family
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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17. Blended families, custody and what happens when MWDU isn't working
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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16. Deployment from the Military Member's perspective
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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15. The first 12 months of being a Military Spouse
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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14. The Juggle is Real! A compilation of previous podcast guests and their take on self care.
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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13. Making MWDU work for you, starting a new business & PEAP funding
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Ep 12. PART 2. A PTSD diagnosis, marriage breakdown & a long awaited home coming
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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12. PART 1- Deployment, a medical emergency, medical discharge & the road to healing
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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11. Staying strong, Making YOU a priority & Growth
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Ep10- Kate swiped right and just months later became an Army wife
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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9. Married with a baby within a year, splitting up & Army to Navy Wife
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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8. DFA and their role in advocating for Defence Families
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May 28, 2019 |
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Episode 7- Long distance, Moving and Working from home
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May 16, 2019 |
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Episode 6- A scandalous start, custody arrangements & breaking point
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May 07, 2019 |
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Episode 5- Tough decisions and making Military life work FOR you
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Ep 4. A mental health diagnosis and being a Spouse and Navy member
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Episode 3- Living MWDU, Health scares & Afghanistan
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Episode 2 - Navy Life, Separation, Trying for a Baby and Fertility
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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1.I Will Feel Empowered If I Can Get Through This
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Welcome to the Military Wife Life Podcast
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Dec 12, 2018 |