Bellas ad Bellum podcast
by Bellas ad Bellum
Welcome to the Bellas ad Bellum podcast, the podcast for military-connected women, bringing messages of encouragement, humor, and practical how-to on topics that impact their lives most, equipping them to lead in the service and in the home with grace and wisdom.
Episodes
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Ep 19 - Empowered Health with Erin
Our special and extremely knowledgeable guest for this episode is our good friend Erin, from Empowered Nutrition. Erin is a registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with a passion for women's health. She is former Active Duty Air Force, spouse to an Air Force flight surgeon, mom of three, leads her...
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Ep 18 - Can You March_Bellas Alum Michele
In our second interview with a Bellas Alum, we interview Michele, a very recently retired Active Duty officer with over 20 years of time in the uniform. Michele spent a large part of her career in academia and professional development along with a command tour as a BMT commander. In this episode,...
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Ep 17 - Minimalist Military Life with Stephanie
Military life often lends itself to clutter – we keep a lot of things “just in case” we get stationed somewhere we’ll need them. Or we have trouble letting go of all the military memorabilia we pick up after each tour. Maybe family members who can’t spend time with us due to distance make up for…
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Ep 16 - Get in to the Pool_Bellas Alum with Pam
The first installment of our new mentorship mini-series! Bellas Alum is an ongoing conversation with women who have spent 20+ years serving in uniform or on the home front. In this episode we talk with Pam, a reserve officer with over 30 years in uniform. The Bellas discuss success, challenge,...
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Ep 15 - Summer Book List 2020
Summer is just around the corner! Actually, it’s kind of already here – no school, less work, warmer weather. Quarantine life may have brought us the first two a little early and while some of us aren’t sure how we’re going to survive our kids much longer, some of us are loving all the social...
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Ep 14 - Segment Ch 3_See what had happened was
See, what had happened was….Life. And it happens to all of us, right? In this long-delayed episode, hosts Julie and Bernadette explain the almost one year gap since their last episode and talk about some realities of military life. We also have two amazing Bellasaurus Rex stories, an extremely...
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Ep 13 - Mom of Military
Just a tad late for Mother’s Day, but in honor of nonetheless, episode 13, a great talk with a very special guest – Julie’s mom, Debra. As a spouse of a military member and a mom to a military gal, Debra shares her perspective on guiding young people as they consider the option of joining…
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Ep 12 – Segments Ch. 2- Huawei, Fitness Apps and Marathons
We have another installment of our Segments format in Episode 12! In this episode, co-hosts Bernadette and Julie share a lot of laughs talking about the latest on Huawei in our BELLE-INTEL segment, a couple of exercise apps for A Few of Our Favorite Things, and an inspiring and encouraging story...
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Ep 11 – Base Finance Office: Pt 1 of Know Your Resources mini-series
Let’s be honest – some base functions and organizations are more important to us personally than other base functions or orgs: The base/post finance office, the clinic, and the legal office are some examples. Nothing turns up the stress volume in our lives like money, health and legal issues, so...
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Ep 10 – Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) with Airman MilDollar
Whatever your motivations for joining the military were, or whatever your feelings about military service are, most likely, you’re thinking about the future and what your life will look like after military service. Do you know how much your dream future will cost? Do you have a plan for getting...
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Ep 09 – Retirement Planning with Airman MilDollar
We are so excited to welcome as our very special guest in this episode, Airman MilDollar, a military officer who runs a blog about military finance, retirement, Financial Independence and a variety of personal finance topics. Her knowledge about this vast breadth of topics is so impressive, you...
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Ep 08 - Introducing Segments
Introducing…Segments! In this episode, we premiere a new episode format, the Segment Episode! We introduce and describe several segment ideas – including Ask Us Anything, Bellasaurus Rex, In the News or Bell-INT, Tales from the Front or Listener Feedback, and A Few of Our Favorite Things – and...
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Ep 07 - Solo Flight Part 4 – Post-Deployment Reintegration: Getting To Know You All Over Again
In this episode, the last part of our deployment mini-series, we focus on the final phase, called “re-deployment” by some, but which we term “reintegration.” Specifically, we address reintegration from several viewpoints, including the viewpoints of Bellas who support military members who…
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Ep 06 - Solo Flight Part 3 – Trans-Deployment Thrival
This episode is the third part of the Bellas ad Bellum podcast deployment mini-series, and in this episode, we talk about surviving and thriving through “during deployment” phase. In this episode, we talk about actions and mindsets important to deployment success for both solo deployers, leading...
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Ep 05 – Solo Flight: Part 2b of Deployment Mini-Series – Getting Kids Through Deployment
This episode is the second installment on the topic of kids and deployment that we discuss in detail in Solo Flight, our deployment mini-series. In this follow-up discussion to our interview with mom and active duty Air Force member Juno in the previous episode, we cover development stages and...
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Ep 04 - Solo Flight mini-series part 2a – Juno talks Kids and Deployments
In this episode, the second part of our mini-series covering all things related to extended separations due to military life, our special guest expert, Juno, tells about her personal experiences leaving kids behind for deployments and TDYs. Juno is an Active Duty Air Force mom of three and her...
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Ep 03 - Solo Flight- Part 1 of Deployment mini-series – Prep
We’re tackling a gargantuan topic over the next several episodes: Deployments and separations. In this episode, the first of a four-part mini-series on all phases of deployments and separations, we talk about four major areas you need to think about as you prepare for a deployment or extended...
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Ep 02 - AFPC Insider, with Patrick, an assignments officer at Air Force Personnel Center
In this episode, the second of a two-part series, we talk with Patrick, an assignment officer at AFPC some more about assignments, personnel records, combining move cycles, Talent Marketplace, the job-matching algorithm and other “PRLs” of wisdom.
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Ep 01 - AFPC Insider: Patrick with Air Force Personnel Command, Part 1 of 2
In this episode, the first of a two-part series, we talk with Patrick, an assignment officer at Air Force Personnel Command (AFPC), about the view of the assignments process from inside AFPC and ask several of the questions we all care about the most when it comes to assignments.
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I'm A Pilot...Episode
The very first episode from Bellas ad Bellum, the podcast for military-connected women. We introduce ourselves, talk about how we decided to start a podcast and logistics ans admin for future episodes. Thanks for joining us! Please like, follow, subscribe or share!
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Welcome to the Bellas ad Bellum podcast, the podcast for military-connected women, bringing messages of encouragement, humor, and practical how-to on topics that impact their lives most, equipping them to lead in the service and in the home with grace and wisdom.
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