The American MilSpouse

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 and …

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. Initiall…

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 fo…

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. Stac…

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 ta…

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 we h…

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. She s…

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 ama…

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 pedia…

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 sui…

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 do …

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 her…

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 ti…

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 purpose. I…

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 her…

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 pro…

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 life …

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 logistics o…

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 to …

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 enligh…