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September Brave Crate- Fall Feels🍁
Everything Inside of the September Brave Crate!!! Hay rides, corn mazes, pumpkin spice and Thanksgiving plans- Fall is certainly here, but when you're counting down on the home side of a deployment it can be easy to feel like this is just another season to check...
Managing Anxiety & Decreasing Fear During Deployment
Have you ever felt the knot of fear in your stomach as your partner deploys, leaving you to manage everything on the home front? Of course, you support and are proud of your spouse, but you also experience military spouse anxiety as you plan for months without him. As...
July Brave Crate- Organized Chaos🤪
Everything Inside of the JULY Brave Crate!!! During deployment seasons I sometimes find my mind racing, my thoughts scattered, and my time running away from me. Between the stress of being separated from my loved one and the added responsibility of managing a...
Answering the Top 10 Military Wife Life Questions
Being a military wife is not for the faint of heart. It takes a strong, independent woman to handle all the challenges that come with the territory. From constant moves to long deployments, military wives have to be ready for anything. And yet, despite all the...
June Brave Crate- Summer Lovin☀️
Everything Inside of the JUNE Brave Crate!!! Summer is in full swing- and while many of our friends are planning their family vacations and summer gatherings, for those of us on the home side of deployment it can often feel like we're still in the midst of a...
4 Tips to Quickly Feel Less Stressed as a Military Spouse
Do you feel stuck–like you’ll never be able to break free from the overwhelming pressures of military life? Is your stress escalating–like it gets more intense daily, and you don’t know how to slow it down? Do you want to know how to feel less stressed out, but you’re...
May Brave Crate- Homefront Hits💕
Everything Inside of the May Brave Crate!!! After sending thousands of deployment countdown boxes to motivated military spouses around the world we've learned one thing: deployment can be overwhelming but it can also be beautiful with the right perspective!...
6 Ways to Strengthen a Military Marriage and Thrive as a Couple During Deployments
Are you married to a service member and want to strengthen your relationship? Or a military girlfriend worried about military spouse divorce rates? Whether your relationship is thriving or barely surviving, you can take steps to strengthen your military marriage. ...
April Brave Crate- Sleep Tight😴
Everything Inside of the April Brave Crate!!! We've spent years connecting with military spouses who are counting down deployment, and without fail one of the top challenges we've seen our community face while counting down is sleep. In this season so far from...
March Brave Crate- Keeping It Real💃
Everything Inside of the MARch Brave Crate!!! You've seen them on social media. Those military spouses and significant others who just seem to "have it all together"- even when their partner is far from home. Yes... it can be inspiring- but it can also be...
21 Deployment Tips for Military Significant Others
21 Deployment Tips for Spouses to Deal with Deployment 1. Do Fun Stuff Sitting around your house bored, lonely, and sad will only make deployment harder. Military wives deal with deployment by creating joy, even when they don’t feel joyful. Create opportunities to...
January Brave Crate- Goal Getter✅
Everything Inside of the January Brave Crate!!! New Year, New You, Same Deployment Countdown! For many, the start of a new year feels like a chance for new beginnings- but it can be tough to get into that "fresh start" feeling when you're still counting the days...