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The Professional Dependa
by Michael Franklin
The place for military spouse's to find out they ARE NOT the only ones to have questions.
Episodes
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Spouse Employment and Being Able to Pivot
Join me in this captivating episode where we delve deep into the world of military spouse employment with the incredible Zülbiye, whose career spans over 30 years of resilience and adaptability. As a military spouse herself, Zülbiye's journey is rich with diverse experiences, from marketing to...
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Military Families and Planning for the Future
In this enlightening episode featuring Andrea Singsaas, we delve into the challenges facing the military spouse community, particularly the impact of potential earnings loss and its repercussions on post-retirement employment choices for military members. Andrea shares her passion for addressing...
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New Episode
It has been a few weeks, this episode was supposed to come out two weeks ago if I'm being completely honest. Sometimes life happens and you have to roll with it or get run over by it. I'd like to think I've stayed just ahead of getting run over by it (just barely). Next episode will be in two...
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Military Spouses and Trades?
Have you ever considered working in a trade? Blue collar work is not easy, and not for everyone. However, with that said is it a viable option for military spouses? The DoD has opened doors for military spouses to gain employment in many areas, from medical to teaching etc. Should more attention…
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New Year for The Professional Dependa
What do you hope to accomplish this year? Every year in January we are given the opportunity to shape how that year will go for us. Will our year be good? Will it be crap? A very large part of your outlook on the year will depend on you and how you decide to approach it. This year I am focusing…
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End the year Strong!
How do you approach the end of a year? Do you look forward to New Years Eve with wreck-less abandon? Do you start planning the next year in detail? What about giving yourself a broad idea of what you want to accomplish in the next year? Which ever way you do it do it well! See yall in 2024! Link…
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Kindness Matters
The holidays are a difficult time of year for many military families. In this episode I discuss a disturbing trend that is becoming more prevalent on social media. Spouses post questions looking for advise on topics such as making friends, resources for jobs, or even food banks. Far too often…
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Goal Setting
Goal setting is something that many people do as they go into a new year. For a lot of people its typically a weight loss goal. Maybe for you its to learn a new skill, or accomplish some physical feat that you have wanted to do for years. By setting your goals up the right way you give yourself…
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Military Holiday Parties
Have you ever attended your spouses holiday party? It is one of the things I look forward too every year, even though I realized while recording this episode that we haven't had a holiday party in a few years now. ANYWAY I enjoy the socialization, I like helping with different aspects of the...
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Holidays as a Military Family
Does your family not respect your boundaries when it comes to the holidays? Or are they simply following boundaries that you allowed early on? Meaning, early when you first got married did you and your spouse go "home" for the holidays alot? Now a few years later do you wonder why your family…
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Making Muscles with Toby
In a slightly different episode we discuss weight lifting with my friend Toby. Toby is an Army Spouse that has made his own way by diving into the world of strength training. There are so many benefits to weight training, beyond they obvious, and we discuss some of those. Toby is also a writer…
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Getting Spouses To Believe in Themselves
In the years I've been a Military Spouse something I have seen over and over again is people lacking confidence in themselves. I say that to let yall know I am guilty of it as well. I'm an overall pretty confident individual when it comes to most things. However, confidence in myself when it…
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The very real threat of food insecurity with Heather Campbell
This topic is one of the more divisive topics we have covered to date. Food insecurity affects a far greater number than most people realize. The reason why this topic is so divisive is because the cause of it is so misunderstood. All it takes is going to @glorynutrition instagram page and seeing...
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Military Spouse Advocacy with Melissa
This weeks episode is a special one. My guest is Melissa Shaw, a Space Force Spouse, who I have known for over 20 years! Thats right! Melissa actually knew my wife before I did. In this episode we discuss how Melissa came to be so passionate about Military Spouse Employment. As we get into the...
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Breaking Barriers: Military Spouse Employment Challenges and Solutions with Ellen Summey
Welcome back to "The Professional Dependa" podcast! I'm your host, Mike, a military spouse who understands the unique challenges that come with supporting our service members. In today's episode, we're diving deep into the important topic of Military Spouse Employment with a true advocate for...
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Emergency Preparedness Month with Barry
September is Emergency Preparedness Month and for our guest today we have Barry Morgan. Barry is an Emergency Manager, among other things, with the University of Washington. He has a wide range of experience working at varied levels of government in the Emergency Preparedness space. Barry is not...
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Jump first, then build - Maria
This weeks episode is with the amazing Maria Reed of Moving with the Military. What do you do when you have an idea for a show that will directly impact military families in a positive way and you get very little support? You do it yourself! Maria has an incredible background and a huge heart for...
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Finding Your Fire - Samantha
Have you ever faced your own mortality? As a military spouse we are often faced with the fact that something may happen to our partner when they are deployed or even in training. However, when was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and realized that something could happen to you?...
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Life as a Navy Spouse
Join us for a dive into the world of being a Navy Spouse with Ashley. Ashley walks us through her experiences of being married to a Submariner. The challenges that come with constant deployments, short notice missions, and having little to no communication with her spouse for months at a time....
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Growth and Healing with Chris Thompson
After spending years as a top level operator, and then a few more as a contractor supporting those same type of missions, Chris left that life behind him. He quickly realized that he was carrying around mental and emotional baggage from his time as an operator. In this episode Chris and I discuss...
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Late Night with Robert
Strap in for a great episode with an old friend. Robert and I knew each other in High School and lost touch over the years. We recently reconnected and I found out he went from active duty Army to being an Army Spouse. We went a little long chatting about old friends and how the paths of our…
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Drinks with Danielle
To say I was excited to have this conversation with Danielle would be an understatement. Danielle and I connected on TikTok just when the World began to shut down. We quickly became social media friends and it didn't take long for us to be become actual friends. What I was excited about was…
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Seeing and recognizing personal patterns
Join Mike as he discusses the realization of recognizing potentially self destructive patterns and ways to adjust them. Mike gets personal this episode and discusses how life isn't always rainbows and butterflies. Sometimes life gets tough, and being able to see how patterns in your personal life...
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Life update with a special Guest
Wanted to give yall an update on where we are on getting settled as we close out this PCS. Also have a special guest on this episode. My daughter decided to join me and I in turn surprised her with questions regarding this PCS. Stick with us on a fun, light hearted episode this week!
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Life Update
WOW! We are done with the actual moving part of our PCS. Now comes the getting settled in a new place, getting everything out of boxes, and finding moving stickers...for the next forever. Moving never gets easier, we just cope better I think. That said we learned a lot with this move. Our girls…
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Stuff that just makes sense
Short episode about things that make sense to military families that others may not understand.
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Being able to pivot
Identity is important to many people for many reasons. Many of us spend a large portion of our lives trying to become really good at a "thing". That thing being a career, hobby, etc... What happens when life or job circumstances change and you can't do that "thing" anymore? Being able to pivot…
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Buying and Selling Your Home - Meeting of the Mikes
Join host Mike on this enlightening episode of "The Professional Dependa," the ultimate military life podcast. In this episode, Mike dives into the world of home buying and selling during PCS (Permanent Change of Station) season, accompanied by special guest and military spouse, Mike, who also...
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How do you want to be remembered?
Welcome to this episode of The Professional Dependa Podcast. In this episode, Mike talks about living life on your own terms and the importance of not letting others put you in a box. As military spouses, we often face unique challenges and expectations from society that can be limiting. Mike...
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Listing Your House
Continuing our PCS Discussion. This week we take on putting your house on the market to sell. We talk about the steps we take to get our house ready to sell, and how quickly it helped to sell our house. Again, communication with your Spouse/SO and realtor is crucial in the successful (and less...
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It Has Begun! - pcs house hunting
Welcome back to "The Professional Dependa" podcast, the show for military spouses by military spouses. In this episode, we will be discussing tips on how to begin the house hunting process for a military move, or PCS. As a military spouse, we understand how stressful it can be to find the perfect...
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Reintegration After Deployment
Welcome to "The Professional Dependa," the podcast for military spouses seeking guidance and support for navigating the unique challenges that come with being married to a service member. Mike offers practical advice and shares personal experiences to help listeners thrive in their roles as...
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To be or not to be a Stay At Home Dad
Welcome to The Professional Dependa podcast! In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into the topic of stay-at-home parenting, with a focus on the unique experiences of stay-at-home dads. As a military spouse and stay-at-home dad, I have firsthand experience with the joys and challenges of…
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Communication and why tough conversations shouldn't be avoided (Full)
Welcome to The Professional Dependa podcast! In this episode, we're tackling a difficult but important topic: having tough conversations with your spouse. As military families, we know that communication is key to maintaining healthy relationships. However, sometimes it can be hard to have the...
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Communication and why tough conversations shouldn't be avoided
Welcome to The Professional Dependa podcast! In this episode, we're tackling a difficult but important topic: having tough conversations with your spouse. As military families, we know that communication is key to maintaining healthy relationships. However, sometimes it can be hard to have the...
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DIY vs Outsource
In this episode of The Professional Dependa, we continue our series on PCS season by diving into the age-old debate of doing home repairs yourself versus hiring a professional when it comes to getting your house ready to sell. As military families, we know how stressful moving can be, and…
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DIY or Outsource
In this episode of The Professional Dependa, we continue our series on PCS season by diving into the age-old debate of doing home repairs yourself versus hiring a professional when it comes to getting your house ready to sell. As military families, we know how stressful moving can be, and…
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The PCS Purge
Whats the first step once you know your moving? Start getting rid of stuff you don't need and or want and make sure the stuff you want to keep, is stuff you actually want to keep. Intro Song: The Guitarista by Mr. Smith
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PCS Purge
Whats the first step once you know your moving? Start getting rid of stuff you don't need and or want and make sure the stuff you want to keep, is stuff you actually want to keep. Intro Song: The Guitarista by Mr. Smith
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OCONUS PCS Tips and Tricks with Jason
Intro Music: Guitarista by Mr. Smith Here is the link to the first episode Jason and I did together back in 2018. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/7uokdAs31xb Always a good time when I get to talk with Jason. He's an interesting individual and one of my favorite guys to talk about life with...
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OCONUS PCS Tips and Tricks with Jason
Intro Music: Guitarista by Mr. Smith Here is the link to the first episode Jason and I did together back in 2018. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/7uokdAs31xb Always a good time when I get to talk with Jason. He's an interesting individual and one of my favorite guys to talk about life with...
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PCS Revisited
Intro Song: Guitarista by Mr. Smith First Video Podcast I've done on Spotify!! Discussing PCS tips and tricks since the DoD is rapidly approaching what we call "PCS season". The Air Force moves the majority of its Service Members during the summer months and into the early fall. With that many...
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PCS revisited
Intro Song: Guitarista by Mr. Smith Discussing PCS tips and tricks since the DoD is rapidly approaching what we call "PCS season". The Air Force moves the majority of its Service Members during the summer months and into the early fall. With that many people about to PCS I wanted to give a few...
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Kids and Emotions
Discussing the importance of talking to your children when they are navigating difficult emotions. Understanding there are resources available for them, and you. Being bold enough to admit when your mental health is not as good as you would like for it to be and seeking help. A wonderful resource...
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Re-Reintroduction
I decided to combine the two podcast I was recording into one. My joy of sharing information and having conversations with people via Podcast started with The Professional Dependa and that is where we are going to stay. Going over some of the direction of the podcast moving forward. Gave a shout...
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OPSEC, quick redeployments and talking to your kids.
OPSEC reminder and talking to your kids about handling stress and big emotions. SPONSOR: www.dependadoggear.com has St. Patrick's day and Easter bandana's coming! Check them out on Facebook and Instagram @dependadoggear
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Holidays as a military family
Lets talk about how to navigate the holidays as a military family. Sponsors: www.dependadoggear.com Handmade bandanas and leashes for your pets!
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Deployment from all Sides
Talking with Kevin who is a retired Marine and current Stay at Home Dad, who's wife is active duty Navy. Kevin has seen every angle of deployments and we dive into that, and LEGOS! Kevin runs a business www.betterbrickstores.com so check out his store and support a military family business! Show...
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The Professional Dependa talks deployments
Ideas on how to handle deployments as a spouse. Sponsor: www.dependadoggear.com Dependa Dog Gear offers small batch unique bandanas for your pet! Check them out today.
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Hobbies Not Side Hustles and more - with Keith Hayden
Great conversation with Keith Hayden about the importance of having hobbies as a military spouse, the importance of being vulnerable, and being willing to have difficult conversations with your significant other. SPONSOR INFO: www.dependadoggear.com - unique small batch bandanas and other...
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The place for military spouse's to find out they ARE NOT the only ones to have questions.
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The Professional Dependa is created and hosted by Michael Franklin.
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