2. Mental Health Stigma Among Military Spouses With Christina Kimbrough

One of the most under-talked topics in the military spouse community is mental health. We often feel like we must “keep it together” to support our service members and forget that our spouses and their role in the military is just as important as us. We want to end this stigma so we can openly talk about addiction, alcoholism, drugs, anxiety and mental health in general. For this episode, we invited Christina Kimbrough to share her story and overall experience as a military spouse who struggled with mental health, anxiety and alcohol addiction. In this episode, we chat about: How and why we started our online businesses Christina’s story of bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression while dealing with alcohol addiction Reaction of Christina’s friends & family when she came out about her mental health struggles Getting sober without AA meetings or in-person therapy during COVID-19 Learning to navigate spaces sober in military drinking community Disappointing lack of support when celebrating sobriety milestones How to talk openly with recovering alcoholics and avoid awkward situations Christina’s journey to getting sober is truly inspiring! Don’t miss out on this episode. For full show notes and more resources, visit milspolifestyle.com/episode-2.