Diana sits down with Jen and Kirst from Wives of the Armed Forces (formerly Wives of the Air Force) WAF for a long awaited conversation. WAF was created with the motive of reframing the conversation around the military lifestyle to that of a more encouraging and positive conversation. We love that! They have a round table type conversation about all things identity, friendships, the comparison game, and so much more. For a more detailed look at the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown:

0 - 6 Introducing Jen and Kirst! What is the “Wives of the Armed Forces?”
7 - 17 Our peaks and pits of the week.
18 - 21:30 introducing the topic of the week: discovering and rediscovering your identity
21:30 - 28 when in your lives have you had the thought “who the heck am I? What am I doing in my life?”
28 - 36 when in your life have you acknowledged the pattern we have of trying to keep our old identity rather than embracing the new environment we’re in and growing into it?
36 - 45 the iconic graphic I loved by Jen and Kirst about how this life feels on the inside versus what it looks like from the outside. What was your feedback with the graphic?
46 - 50 the importance of not comparing each others pains.
50 - 57 military spouses are so much more than “military spouses,” but also learning to embrace that side of ourselves. Embracing the good parts of the spouse community and finding friendships. Supporting each other.
57 - 1:12 how to you keep your sense of identity and confidence when you PCS and are thrown into an entirely new group of people? What to think about when making new friendships when you move. Learning to reinvent yourself for the better with these moves.
1:12 -  our values of the week

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and the blog here: wivesofthearmedforces.com

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Diana sits down solo today to chat about all things purpose. Beginning with the peak and pit of the week, things she's looking forward to, things that have felt harder, and diving into topic for today's discussion: purpose. Specifically, navigating seasons of life where purpose seems to have left the building. Can't wait for you to hear this one! As always, share this one with a loved one or a friend if you think they might love it too.

Below are the links talked about in this episode:
The Daily Stoic
The Surrender Experiment
The Power Of Now
Breaking The Habit Of Being Yourself
Pinterest
Insight Timer

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Diana sits down with her favorite special guest, her husband, Tyler. They start out chatting about their peaks and pits of the past week. Everything from girls trips to Northeastern South Korea, a fun productive weekend, funny Korean life things, their first weekend wearing their party suits, booked flights, cancelled flights, and more. For today's episode they play a Valentine's Day inspired couples question game to see how well they know each other. You definitely have to play it with your loved ones too, it's a fun one. Ending with each of their pieces of value of the week. For a more detailed look at the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown:

1 - 11 peak and pit of the week: a girls trip away, productive and fun weekend, first roll call in Korea, party suits, Korean life fun. Korean bath towel adventure. So tired! Booked flights home, and husbands flights got cancelled. 

11 - 58 valentines Day Special - how well do we know each other? A fun game to play with your spouse! 

58 - 1:02 value of the week 

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This week Diana dives into her peaks and pits of the week, what she's doing to end her hiatus with feeling super tired and out of whack since the move, and ends with a beautiful piece of relationship advice she recently hear and needs to share with the world. For an in depth look at the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown of the episode:
1 - 18 peak and pit of the week 
18 - 24 getting out of my “I’m so tired” funk. Why I’m in this tired funk and how to figure it out for yourself. 
24 - 41 what I’m doing to get my energy back. 
Nutrition - vibrant and radiant food, protein and fiber, gut health, morning greens, limiting caffeine, hydration daily goal & supplement. 
More movement
Morning routines
Social battery
Sleep hygiene. 
41 - 46 value of the week 

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Diana and Tyler talk about how they lied to you last week and they're postponing the reintegrating after long distance until they actually experience it again later this year. They give you a little update on life in South Korea, what they love, how they could see others might feel uncomfortable fully taking advantage of this opportunity, how they're making the most of it, and more. Then they get into how they're going to make February better than January both in their relationship as well as in their health and fitness. For a more detailed look at the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown of the show:

1 - 2:30 We lied…

2:30 - 8 The peak and pit of the week: workouts, sweep shirts and party dresses, coffee shop heaven, hail and farewells. Unhealthy food and difficulty adjusting to a new normal and finding a consistent workout routine. 

8 - 25 Korea life update. We like it! Making the most of where we’re at and taking advantage of the opportunity to see new places. The islands, new restaurants, and cafes. Tyler speaks flawless Korean. Desserts galore. Korean customs we’re learning. Getting punk grinded. Soju. Having the confidence to go out and try new things in a country where you don’t speak the language. 

25 - 39 Making February better than January for our relationship and for ourselves individually. Supporting each other better. Afternoon walks, cold showers. Loving my new greens so far. Trying to cook at home more and find our routine again. Overall getting our diet and workouts back on track. Exciting travel coming up. 

39 - 41 value of the week: stay saucy & The Daily Stoic book (see below). The show the climb by Jason Mamoa.

The Daily Stoic book.

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Diana's husband Tyler joins again for the first time since their move to South Korea. They catch up on all of their current peaks and pits and dive into a topic all too familiar for military families, long distance love. Whether you're also a military family experiencing TDYs or deployments, or you just started dating someone from a different state, or if your significant other is frequently on the road for work, you'll relate to this episode. They cover what has helped them in the past, what they need to work on, and what this upcoming year of frequent distance might look like. For a more detailed view, here is a minute by minute breakdown of the episode:

1 - 16 Peak and pit of the week . The ski trip, Korean coffee shop culture is my life now, Tyler’s new job within the squadron, and the Jeonju hanok village. Travel isn’t as seamless as it was in Europe, real life begins again for Tyler. 

16 - 57 The topic of the week, long distance relationships. Whether it be dating long distance, TDYs, deployments, or if your spouse travels a lot for work. 

Often times the hardest part of distance is coming back together and learning to do life again together. 
Trust.
Have a schedule you stick to of things that make you happy.
Realistic communication expectations, and learning to find flexibility in those.
Loving with your love language long distance.
Being 100% yourself, apart from each other as opposed to “completing” each other. Not having your life revolve around that person. 
Sprinkling in events throughout the time apart of things to look forward to. 
Watching the same tv show together again. 

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This week Diana dives into one of her favorite topics: wellness. She runs through her ins and outs of wellness for this year, which basically just means things she's bringing into her life, and things she's letting go of. She begins with her peaks and pits of the week, and a little South Korea life update. Scroll down for links to the books and supplements she mentions in this episode.
For a more detailed look into the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown:

*trigger warning for disordered eating* 

1 - 5 Life update - ski trip in Korea l, can I ski? 
5 - 12 The peak and pit of the week.
12 - 23 The topic of the day: Ins and outs of wellness for 2023. My definition of wellness and experiencing both ends of extreme unhealthiness. 
23 - 37 My outs: less caffeine, repetitive eating/meals, and saying yes when your gut says no.
37 - 59 My Ins: dressing like o have something special happening, eating for vibrancy, all natural cleaning supplies, ROMO, sauna and cold showers, spending money on things that make me feel like my best self, living in the moment, daily morning routine with meditation/journaling, and I’m in my clean girl era.
59 - 1:02 The value of the week.

Links:
Organify greens juice powder
How Not To Die by Doctor Michael Gregory
Atomic Habits by James Clear
To Kale And Back by Diana Matuszak

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Diana is talking all about making friends as an adult on the podcast today. 
But you know what's cool? She's actually going through this right now. Her and Tyler just arrived to their new Air Force base just a few days ago and are walking the walk on making new friends as an adult. Tune in to hear the advice she's been given in the past, and what is ringing most true to her this time around of making new friends at a new base. 
Minute by minute breakdown:
1 - 2 Life update.

2 - 10 The peak & pit of the week. Getting back into routine, looking forward to diving back into career goals post-Italy, meeting the new squadron in South Korea. 
Leaving Thailand and the beach, didn’t feel very relaxed or able to calm my mind until the last couple of days. 

11 - 14 Today's episode - making friends as an adult. I’m actually living this right now. Things I’ve done before to make friends & advice I’m giving to myself this time around.

15 - 18 What’s ringing most true to me during the beginning of this move to a new base & making friends again. If you don’t vibe with someone, it doesn’t mean there’s something you need to fix about yourself. Stop trying to make everybody like you. 

19 - 21 Is it actually a season of focusing on yourself? Invest your energy in being your best self & maybe you’ll meet people along the way. 

22 - 24 You have to put yourself out there. 

24 - 25 Being vulnerable. 

26 - 33 You are a combination of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Are you someone you want to hang out with right now? 

34 - 35 Quality over quantity.

35 - 41 Being the best version of yourself, confident in who you are. 

42 - 43 Surface level advice versus needle moving advice - Intrinsic factors. 

44 - 50 The value of the week: Innisfree skincare - Korean skincare. 

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Diana chats about her perspective heading into 2023. Beginning with a jovial chat about mercury in retrograde causing her luggage to arrive to Thailand 5 days late on her vacation as well as the peak and pit of the week. Heading into the topic of today's episode she talks about how to make this year different and how exactly she's going to do that. Goal setting, resolutions, words of the year, yay or nay to resolutions, she covers it all. 

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Diana's husband Tyler joins us again today to talk about making each year of our relationship better than the last. They cover five things they've done in the past few years that have helped their relationship progress leaps and bounds. They also discuss two things they're going to focus on this year to make 2023 the best year of their relationship yet. 
Minute by minute breakdown:
1 - 2  Welcome to the pod!

2 - 7 The peaks and pits of this past week. Going home for Christmas!

7 - 10 Hansen family gingerbread house contest 

11 - 14 Introducing the topic of this episode - how you can make 2023 the best year of your relationship yet. And how they're going to do the same.

14 - 50 What Diana and Tyler have done to improve their relationship in the past few years: 1) Consistent time for reflection - they love the marriage journal for this 2) Learn the 5 love languages 3) Having independence/personal goals 4) Creating pillars and a mission statement for your relationship 5) Surrounding yourself with friends whose relationship you look up to/can learn from.

50 - 56 What we’re focusing on in 2023. 

56 - 60 Value of the week - Diana’s: morning routine. Tyler’s: not allowing others opinions of you or your relationship effect you 

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