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The American MilSpouse
by Elizabeth Smith
Listen to uniquely personal stories from the spouses supporting our nation’s military.
Episodes
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Meet Cindy
I'm so excited and honored to bring you this episode! Cindy has been an Air Force spouse for 37 years and she is a passionate advocate for service members and their families. She managed a presidential service award program at the White House and also worked as a senior writer for proclamations…
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Meet Elizabeth Amidst the Chaos
Breaking the mold this month! Join me for a quick one-take, 20 minute solo episode amidst the chaos of our current PCS. I was stressing about getting the next episode out and ready for you in it's typically neat bow but the reality that it just wasn't going to happen became quite clear....
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Meet Ashley G
Ashley Gutermuth is a stand-up comedian and actor who gives excellent advice to military spouses on the internet. Ashley is a fellow spouse. She is also the winner of the Tonight Show's Seinfeld challenge, which is, we think, just super cool. She does such a great job of offering hilarious advice...
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Meet Stacey M
Stacy Morgan is an army spouse, mom, and author. She's also an astronaut spouse and knows all about feeling out of place in her community. She has recently written a book called The Astronaut's Wife, where she shares how launching her husband into outer space changed the way she lives on Earth....
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Meet Emily P.
Emily Probst is an Air Force spouse, mother, former teacher, and rockstar realtor. Emily is the one who helped us find our house in Florida, and she is such a pro! Emily and her family's journey has been unique, and I can't wait for you to hear all about it. Don't miss this episode as Emily and I...
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WAFs on Current Events
Today's episode is the first of a new collaboration journey that the American MilSpouse podcast is taking with Wives of the Air Force, or WAFs as they're affectionately known. If you think their voices sound familiar, you're right! They were on the podcast early last year. We will dive into how…
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Meet Sarah L
Sarah Lenox is an active duty Army spouse, a mom, and an advocate with the armed forces housing advocates organization. Her husband, a paratrooper and almost three-year-old son, is stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Today Sarah will share her quite harrowing experience with MHPI housing.…
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Meet Elizabeth S Part 2
Today's episode is special as my husband takes the role of host, and I am the guest for this month. Elizabeth Smith is an Air Force spouse, an account manager for a digital marketing company, a podcaster, and last but not least, a mother. Kyle and I have been married for eight years and have two...
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Meet Monica M
Monica McCool is an Air Force spouse, nurse, and mother. Monica and I met when our husbands were both in grad school in Boston, and fun fact, she and I had probably one of the lowest water bills for our unit. From investment baking on Wall Street to nursing - she's not just any nurse; she is a...
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Meet Angelina S
Angelina is a Lieutenant Colonel graduated Commander, a mom of two, and a spouse. Her husband is an F-15E pilot and weapons officer. They have been in the Air Force for 18 years. Be sure to tune in to this episode as Angelina shares with us her experience with postpartum depression, anxiety, and...
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Meet Tristin W
Tristin is an Air Force spouse, a mom of two, and is from the Midwest. She comes from a family of nine kids, where she is the second oldest. Tristin married her high school sweetheart, and they've been together for 20 years. She's a dear friend currently stationed in Florida, and we were able to…
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Meet Jasmine P
Jasmine is the wife of a veteran, mom, educator, and Co-CEO of Serenity Nail Polish. She's been an educator for eight years and a mother to a four-year-old. Be sure to tune in to this episode as Jasmine shares with us what it was like to be a military spouse and not lose herself while supporting...
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Meet Lindsay C
Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh is a Navy spouse, mom, clinical psychologist, and military marriage coach stationed in Lisbon, Portugal. She and her husband have been together for thirteen years, married for eight, and have a three-year-old daughter. Be sure to tune in to this episode as Dr. Cavanagh shares...
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Meet Esther I
Esther is a Marine spouse, mom, and CEO who has helped thousands of military spouses launch their work from home and PCF-proof careers as a virtual assistant. Be sure to tune in to this episode and hear what it was like living in Bali and how Esther took her passion and turned it into her…
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Meet Anna L
Anna is an Army Guard spouse living in Alaska with her family. After going through a trying year that included welcoming her daughter while her husband was deployed during a pandemic, Anna realized anxiety was becoming a major part of her life and impacting her overall well being. As a counselor...
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Meet Chelsea
Chelsea is so much fun! I loved getting to know her bright and shining self. Chelsea and her husband are stationed in Italy where they are living together for the first time. Chelsea shares how she handled her then-boyfriend telling her he wanted to join the military and what the decision making...
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Meet Courtney M
I enjoyed talking with my friend Courtney so much this week. Courtney is an Air Force spouse and mom of two. We talk about the challenges of motherhood and how that changed her military spouse perspective. We also talk about the incredibly trying year her family had as her mother experienced a…
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Meet Tasha
Tasha is a PhD candidate who is finally getting the chance to live in the same place as her husband. We talk about her passion for education equality. I learned so much and was so inspired by the role she is playing in making our schools better for every child. Tasha also talks about the…
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Meet Anne
WE'RE BACK!! I couldn't be more honored to kick this season off with Anne. We discuss Anne's perpetual journey of healing, growing, processing and living with chronic mental health symptoms as well as what that looks like within her roles as a wife, mother, and professional. Anne is also working…
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Meet Jen L
This week Jen and I talk about growing her beautiful family through the process of embryo adoption. As an adoptive mom, there was still SO much for me to learn about Jen's story and the differences and similarities between our experiences. This conversation is honest, emotional, and extremely...
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Meet Danielle
Danielle is an Air Force officer married to a fellow Air Force officer. Part of Danielle's current job involves the decision making process involved with personnel assignments. In other words, she can explain how we end up moving where we do! The insight she shares about this is so interesting…
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Meet Debbie
So excited for this Mother's Day episode with MY amazing mom! Debbie is a veteran Marine spouse and I loved hearing more about my parents 8 year adventure in the military. My dad enlisted at 19 and married my mom (who was 20) the same year. Off they went! We talk about my mom's experience…
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Meet Sarah
Sarah works in higher education research and has a master's degree in public policy. It was really interesting to learn more about how she pursued her degree and the choices she and her husband made to make it happen as well as getting a better understanding of the world of public policy. We also...
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Meet Tansy
This week's conversation is with Tansy. She is an air force spouse, full time activist, and entrepreneur running an organization called 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms or 1m4 for short. We talk about Tansy's tireless work to end police brutality in our country and it's obviously not a lighthearted...
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Meet Courtney T
Courtney is a pediatric nurse and navy spouse currently living in Washington with her husband and pup. What I loved so much about my conversation with Courtney is that we didn't necessarily have a specific topic in mind to discuss beyond diving into MilSpouse life and what that has looked like…
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Meet Poppy
Poppy is an Australian-born American MilSpouse currently living in England. She is a flight Paramedic/Rescue Specialist as well as a technical writer. We got the chance to talk about her experience as a foreign spouse and some of the surprising challenges that come with it. We also discuss…
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Meet Margaret
Margaret is a navy spouse (and daughter) currently serving as a Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society visiting nurse in Rota, Spain. She is passionate about supporting military families, especially women navigating motherhood. She has a virtual private lactation practice and also hosts perinatal and...
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Meet Bianca
Bianca is a Navy spouse, dog mom, and fellow podcaster. She hosts a podcast called @pleasedontkickmeout where she chats with her guests about imposter syndrome, which we touch on in this episode as well. Bianca is such a fun and energetic person and I loved learning about her preconceived notions...
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Meet Erica
Erica is a Gold Star spouse and the founder of Gold Star Family Resources. I am incredibly thankful to Erica for sharing her story with us. It is heartbreaking, powerful, and truly inspiring. Erica has walked through so many moments we all know are possible but hope to never face. After losing…
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Meet Paige
This week we get to hear from Paige. She is an Air Force spouses and mom of two. Paige and her family are in the final years of their military career and she shares some awesome insight into the mindset she has chosen to take as well as how to make the best out of the craziness-- like moving 5...
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Meet Jen A
I loved talking to Jen this week. She is a Gold Star Daughter and Veteran spouse currently supporting the military through US Vet Wealth and the Holding Down the Fort podcast. Hearing about her journey toward closure surrounding the troubling loss of her father at a young age as well as how she's...
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Meet Erin
This week I got to talk to Erin, an Air Force spouse and mom currently living and working in England. Erin's been doing the MilSpouse thing for over 15 years and that is definitely reflected in her perspective. This conversation is great for anyone who has been living MilSpouse life for awhile,...
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Meet Shermaine
Shermaine is a "military brat" and published author who shares her experiences growing up military. Her books are so great for anyone with a kid in the military. Reading her book and talking with her helped me feel truly thankful for the amazing things my own kids get to experience while they're...
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Meet Jen and Kirst
Jen and Kirst are Air Force spouses, working moms, and the faces of @wivesoftheairforce, or WAFs as they're affectionately known. WAFs started as a blog meant to serve as a resource for new Air Force spouses. While the blog continues to grow, Jen and Kirst also work on a Facebook page with over...
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Meet Courtney
This week I got to meet Courtney and hear about her work as a speech pathologist as well as her experiences as a person with moderate to severe hearing loss herself. Courtney is an Army spouse currently living in Kansas and she's getting ready to launch her own podcast aiming to provide resources...
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Meet Demi
Demi is an Air Force spouse and masseuse in training. She and her husband are in the middle of a 14-month stretch apart and you'll loving hearing what she's learned through this process. She's absolutely making lemonade and even starting a new career. Demi is a ray of sunshine and I'm thrilled…
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Meet Elizabeth
The tables have been turned for this episode. I'm flattered you all wanted to hear from me but as evidenced by the months between when that was requested and my actual recording and publishing this episode, I was a little hesitant. I'm thankful to my wonderful husband for doing such a great job...
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Meet Page
When Page came to me and offered to share her story, I was both honored and, quite honestly, nervous. Page is going through a divorce and there's just nothing light and breezy about that. This isn't necessarily a topic we want to think about but it is a difficult reality for some and…
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Meet Natalie and Andrea
Natalie and Andrea host a podcast called The Spouse Angle which shares news and expertise from and for military spouses. They're both journalists and self proclaimed retired military brats who have a heart for the spouse community and I really enjoyed getting to know them and learning more about...
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Meet Diana
Diana is an influencer, certified holistic health coach and best-selling author of To Kale and Back. Diana has a heart for holistic wellness and talks with us about overcoming her own struggles with disordered eating as well as her passion for advocating to others dealing with similar…
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Meet Anna
Anna supports her Staff Sgt husband while also rocking the working mom life. Her career path is familiar to many of us in the sense that it's never where she thought she would end up but she still thrives along the way. Anna currently works for the USDA and shares some really cool insights about...
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Meet Jessica S
This week I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Jessica Strong. She is an Army spouse and the co-director of applied research at Blue Star Families. BSF is a truly fantastic organization that works to strengthen the relationships between military families and their civilian communities which…
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Meet Aubrey
On this week's episode we hear from Doctor Aubrey Bethel. She is on the front lines of the COVID19 pandemic and she talks to us about what that has been like, what she wishes people understood about this pandemic, as well as how she and her partner balance their demanding jobs while making time…
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Meet Mary: Part 2
(Part 2) Mary is a wonderful wife to her fighter pilot husband Ryan and mom to her amazing daughter Addison. Mary was kind enough to share a bit about their infertility and adoption journeys and shed light on what the adoption process looked like for them. Mary has handled many years of…
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Meet Mary: Part 1
(Part 1) Mary is a wonderful wife to her fighter pilot husband Ryan and mom to her amazing daughter Addison. Mary was kind enough to share a bit about their infertility and adoption journeys and shed light on what the adoption process looked like for them. Mary has handled many years of…
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Meet Jenna
Jenna is a navy spouse currently living with her husband and two sons in Florida. This week we discussed her family's experiences with infertility and IVF. Jenna was diagnosed with endometriosis at a young age and her family also navigated the challenges of male-factor infertility on the path to...
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Meet Shea
Shea is a fantastic advocate for military spouse employment. She supports her husband who is currently a test pilot student while also rocking her own career. In this episode Shea commiserates with all of us who have ever felt the struggle of finding employment as a military spouse. She also…
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Meet Cynthia
Cynthia is an Air Force veteran, military spouse, and mama to two adorable kiddos. She is also a fantastic writer. You can read more of her work at www.afaithfulstep.com and you can follow her on instagram at cynthia_cline. It was a pleasure to talk with her about everything from dual MilSpouse...
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Meet Laura and Sarah
Laura and Sarah are two of the OG RHFP's. If you aren't already familiar with realhousewivesoffighterpilots on instagram-- you'll want to be! Their account is hilarious and relevant to anyone married to the military. We had a lot of fun talking about the background of RHFP as well as where they'd...
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Meet Jessica
Jessica is a strong mother and supportive wife to her Flight Test Engineer husband. She and her family live in Edwards, CA. In this episode Jess shares a bit about what it was like to be a young single mom as well as how her family blended and grew into the beautiful crew they are today. She also...
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Listen to uniquely personal stories from the spouses supporting our nation’s military.
HOSTED BY
Elizabeth Smith
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Listen to uniquely personal stories from the spouses supporting our nation’s military.
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