veterans

PTSD Awareness: Supporting Our Heroes on the Home Front

June 20, 2022June 17, 2022 Hope For The Warriors 1 Comment caregivers, community, mental health, support, veterans

When the brave men and women of our Armed Forces take the oath to defend our freedoms, they are committing their minds and bodies to protect our nation at all costs. For over eight million service members and veterans, the effects of war and service have led to PTSD, putting strains on their relationships, careers, and overall well-being. Understanding this impact on our military community and their families, Hope For The Warriors works each and every day to provide resources, programs, and services dedicated to improving the quality-of-life for all those with PTSD.

Career & Education Expert

Let’s Talk about Voicemail

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 HHUSA Serving Spouses Program 1 Comment advice, career, employment, encouragement, perspective, veterans

As a career coach, a great deal of the advice I give to clients pertains to resumes, interviewing, and dressing for success. However, it is also crucial to pay close attention to the small details in a job search. Those can include choosing a professional email provider, writing thank you notes after interviews and cleaning up your social profiles. However, I frequently see clients overlook how they’re using voicemail as a job-seeking professional.

Partner Posts

Remembering Your Loved One this Memorial Day

May 14, 2022June 21, 2022 AWN Command Team 1 Comment Gold Star Family, Military Life, veterans

One company that understands the importance of celebrating a life is Eterneva. With a focus on bringing brightness and healing to death and grief, Eterneva creates memorial diamonds from ashes that celebrate remarkable loved ones. These cremation diamonds they create are an incredibly special and unique way to memorialize your military spouse in a way that shows how remarkable they truly were.

Podcast

AWTR Show #897: Beyond Sacrifice

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 AWN Command Team 1 Comment military family, Military Life, Podcast, veterans

How much is too much? Soldiers often come home from a deployment and want to go back. They give so much of themselves to a country and may not know when to say “I’ve given enough”. This is a major theme in the book Beyond Sacrifice.

Don’t you love the imperfect hero – the character where you can see bits of yourself in them? Alicia Dill enjoys writing characters that are both protagonists and antagonist. Because in reality – we are all a bit of both.

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Expert Veterans

Honoring Those Who Serve Through the American Red Cross

March 12, 2022March 9, 2022 American Red Cross 1 Comment veterans, volunteering

March is celebrated as Red Cross month. During this time, communities honor the individuals across the country who turn compassion into action, helping others in times of crisis. The Red Cross Month celebration has been an annual tradition since 1943, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first Red Cross Month proclamation.

Career & Education Expert Veterans

Resume Tailoring 101

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 HHUSA Serving Spouses Program 1 Comment career, military spouse, veterans

As a career coach, I hear from clients all the time who have applied to many jobs without a single call back. My first question is always the same: Are you tailoring your resume?

Most of the time, the client has been sending the exact same resume to every position, and other times, the client is making minor changes but not properly tailoring. Unfortunately, changing up a single word here and there in your resume is not tailoring.

Expert Military Life

Why Military Families Should Volunteer

February 20, 2022February 22, 2022 Hope For The Warriors 1 Comment military family, military spouse, veterans, volunteering

There was a time I wanted a career in front of a camera, behind a news desk. That was before I discovered my love of serving military families.

Actually, I had accepted a job as a news anchor in Maine when my life took an unexpected turn toward military support volunteerism. My husband was working on his Ph.D. when the Navy recruited him—to borrow a line from the movies, “it was an offer too good for him to refuse.”

Expert Health & Fitness Military Life Veterans

At Military Hospitals, Yoga Offers Calm in the Storm

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 American Red Cross 1 Comment mental health, Military Life, support, veterans

Like many military spouses living in the greater Washington, D.C. area, I get my medical care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Sitting in the lobby at a recent medical appointment, I couldn’t help but notice how busy the place was. People coming in and out, wounded warriors heading to appointments, medical equipment being delivered, staff members rushing to their next shift, and patients receiving critical care.

Expert Military Life Veterans

How the USO Supports MilFams This Holiday Season

December 17, 2021December 15, 2021 The USO 1 Comment military family, Military Life, support, veterans

The USO (United Service Organizations) has been dedicated to supporting service members and their families since 1941. While the USO has stood with military families since its inception, in 2016 it launched a worldwide initiative focusing on programs to strengthen and empower military spouses by connecting them to their social, professional, and community networks. Additionally, in recent years, the USO has bolstered its military family programming, offering a wide-range of options serving the entire military family.