Hello and welcome to another episode of Army Wife Talk Radio! Join Misha Taylor as she talks about “Momversations.” Many military spouses suffer socially and psychologically. Our service members are handed camaraderie as soon as they sign into their units, while our biggest problem with camaraderie can be finding it. With the absences of our service member, there is a lot of exhaustion, scheduling, and overcommitting ourselves to social events that can still leave us with an empty, genuinely incompatible village. Finding your tribe in addition to “hanging on” as a parent while your service member is gone can take a lot out of us! Isn’t there a more convenient way?

You can connect with Misha Taylor on:

• Facebook: @convosformoms

• Facebook: @milspouseconnect

• Insta: @convosformoms

• Insta: @milspouseconnect

In addition to the great interview with Misha, you’ll also get a look at your need-to-know news with our incredible News 6 updates, and you can feel the butterflies again with Renee’s post, He Still Gives Me Butterflies.

AWN doesn’t want to miss giving special thanks to our show sponsor, Resume Building Course- Kara Varner.

Join Caroline as she says “see ya later” to Army Wife Network. She has been an incredible member of this team, and we will surely miss her. Listen to Caroline’s story with AWN and how AWN has encouraged and empowered her. While we are sad to see her go, we are excited about the next chapter in her life!

If you would like to watch the Facebook Live, click this link.

Hello listeners! On this wonderful episode of AWTR we interview guest Jill Waters from the Military Family Readiness Council. The MFRC is comprised of spouses, parents of service members, higher officials, and service members from each branch to discuss policies, procedures, plans, and initiatives that support military families globally. Meetings are open to the public, and the last meeting of the year holds a vote on which council initiatives to put in place. The intent of the MFRC is to meet quarterly in Washington, D.C., to collaborate, strategize, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to support and enhance military family readiness. You can connect with MFRC on Facebook.

In addition to the interview, don’t miss the need-to-know news in the News 6 portion of the show.

And as always, thank you to our supportive show sponsor First Command Financial.

Join Amber as she hosts this week’s Milspouse Empowerment Moment, “Back to America, Back to Reality”.

If you would like to watch the Facebook Live, click this link.

Hooah, listeners! On this episode of Army Wife Talk Radio we are joined by Kelly Grivner-Kelly, the Serving Spouses Program Manager at Hire Heroes USA. Hire Heroes USA seeks to empower transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses through free, one-on-one support during their job search. Spouses can face barriers to steady employment, from frequent moves to child care. We believe these unique job search challenges require unique solutions. Created in 2018, our Serving Spouses program focuses solely on assisting military spouses to find rewarding employment. Through professional resume revision, mock interviews, interactive webinars and the Hire Heroes Job Board, the Serving Spouses program has empowered more than 3,000 spouses to find gainful employment. For more information about our organization, visit hireheroesusa.org.

Hire Heroes Online Links:

Website 

LinkedIn 

Facebook Group 

Twitter 

 

Congrats to the Platoon Member of the Month– Brittany Martin!! 

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Hello, listeners! Join Command Team Member Anika as she talks about 3 tips to improve communication in marriage.

If you wish to watch the live video, head on over to Facebook or Youtube.

Welcome to another great episode of Army Wife Talk Radio! This week, we are honored to hear from our guest, Sabrina Wojtewicz, Executive Director of Bunker Labs. Bunker Labs is a national nonprofit network of veteran and milspouse entrepreneurs dedicated to helping the military-connected community start their own business. They are committed to seeing that every entrepreneur in the military-connected community has the network, tools, and resources they need to start their own business. About 25% of the military community wants to start a business, and they need places inside their community where they can connect with the people, resources, and support to grow their businesses. That’s where Bunker Labs comes in. Sabrina Wojtewicz, a military spouse, an entrepreneur, and the executive director of Bunker Labs sat down with AWN to talk about the work Bunker Labs does to uplift military spouses and how military spouses can tap into their strength and potential to start their own business.

If you would like to connect with Bunker Labs please visit:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Website

Other features on this week’s show comes from our Band of Bloggers Thinking About Living Overseas?, News 6 Weekly Reports, celebrating our Everyday Empowerment Winner Shamberly Coleman, and a health minute from the Army Surgeon General.

Also, a big thank you to this episode’s AWTR sponsor, Resume Building Course: Kara Varner. Join her on July 23, 2020, for her free Masterclass on how to start a resume-writing and interview coaching business.

Sharita Knobloch, AWN Owner and Commander, has always loved leadership books, and Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits for Highly Effective People is no exception. On today’s episode, she chats about the seventh habit, “Sharpening the Saw,” but with a milspouse twist. In the spirit of the military, she created an acronym to help us think through each piece of the saw-sharpening process. Join her as she takes a much-needed BREAK.

Thank you, First Command Financial Services, for generously sponsoring this AWN Milspouse Empowerment Moment. We appreciate your support.

If you would like to watch this episode on the Facebook Live, click here.

Hooah and thank you for listening to another episode of Army Wife Talk Radio. This segment features an interview with Charlene Wilde, the Assistant Secretary of the American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA), our nation’s longest-standing military financial services non-profit organization.

Charlene, her husband, and their two sons are in the midst of pre-retirement planning. Her husband will be retiring from the Army after 26 years of service, and despite being a veteran herself and going through this process when she separated, they are learning that there’s a lot to consider when you prepare as a family. Not only is retirement a serious lifestyle change for everyone, but there’s a lot of financial planning that must go into the transition. It’s not just about bolstering your savings for the near-term. Charlene and her family have discovered that you need to have a realistic long-term plan for saving and investing which means taking second careers, children’s education, and home purchases into consideration.

If you would like to check out AAFMAA, click on the website or social media handles of your choice:

* Website: AAFMAA

* Facebook: AAFMAA

* LinkedIn: aafmaa

* Twitter: AAFMAA

This episode’s Resource Recon features Fort Benning, GA.

And as always, don’t miss our fabulous News 6 Jolene McNutt’s news news mashup.

In this Milspouse Empowerment Moment, Joy Ortiz shares how other moms can work from home. Working from home certainly has its perks, but what are some work-from-home difficulties you’ve experienced?

If you would like to watch the Facebook Live of this episode or share your thoughts on the Facebook post, click here. If you prefer to watch this Empowerment Moment on Youtube, click this you can find it here.