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Military Life

Welcome to the Military Life Podcast- a podcast telling the stories of everyday Australian Military partners. Listen in to hear from others who are living this military life (Defence Life), juggling all the things on the daily, just like you and I. Let"s connect and support each other by telling our stories, celebrating our strength, focusing on self-care & lifting each other up.

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All Episodes

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163.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was it...

Military Life ·

2023/11/01

On this week’s Military Life Podcast Episode, enjoy listening to some real talk from a handful of Defence Partners who have previously detailed their spouse journey with us on past episodes. Episode 163 is all about accessing Defence-related Support and making Spouse Friends. As you will hear from listening to the stories of Defence Partners Hana, Emma, Jeni, Catherine, Chaia, Cheree, and Chantelle, our journeys are unique yet have many common threads that connect us. So, get comfy and enjoy

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23:42

162.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you...

Military Life ·

2023/10/19

On this week’s Military Life Podcast Episode, enjoy listening to some real talk from a handful of Defence Partners who have previously detailed their spouse journey with us on past episodes. Episode 162 is all about how Defence Partners support their Mental Health while living Defence Life. As you will hear from listening to the stories of Defence Partners Chaia, Catherine, Rachael, Nicole, Kim, and Amanda, our journeys are unique yet have many common threads that connect us. So, get comfy and enjoy

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23:51

161.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you...

Military Life ·

2023/09/20

Defence Partners + Career = Complicated! On this week’s Military Life Podcast Episode, enjoy listening to some real talk from a handful of Defence Partners who have previously detailed their spouse journey with us on past episodes. Episode 161 is all about how Defence Partners focus on and further their Careers while living Defence Life. As you will hear from listening to the stories of Defence Partners Amelia, Brooke, Jade, Freya, Elle, and Bec, our Career journeys are unique yet have many

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29:45

160.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How Do you...

Military Life ·

2023/09/13

On this week’s Military Life *Parents Edition* podcast episode, enjoy listening to some real talk from a handful of Defence Partners who are already Parents or are planning for a family in the future. Arusha, Bianca, Ashley, Anika and Bec have all previously detailed their spouse journey on past episodes, and as you will hear from listening to their stories, our experiences are unique yet have many common threads that connect us. So, get comfy and enjoy listening to this compilation episode that

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28:16

159.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was...

Military Life ·

2023/08/30

This week on the podcast, enjoy listening to some real talk from a handful of Defence Partners who have previously detailed their spouse journey with us on past episodes. Episode 159 of the Military Life Podcast is all about what it’s really like to become a Defence Partner and live Defence Life. As you will hear from listening to the stories of Defence Partners Nicole, Rae, Katie, and Amanda, our experiences are unique yet have many common threads that run so deep and connect us. So, get comfy and

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19:55

158.Part 2-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life

Military Life ·

2023/08/18

On this week’s Military Life Podcast episode and as the Defence Community start to receive news of postings and possible moves, I re-release PART TWO of my chat with Defence Partner and Declutter Expert Tara Tuttle. Tara knows the challenges of Defence Life and moving and packing and unpacking and all the things! Tara also knows the challenges Defence Families can face when it comes to organisation, clutter, holding onto things, feeling overwhelmed and how physical and mental clutter are often

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30:05

157.Part 1-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence Life

Military Life ·

2023/08/17

On this week’s Military Life Podcast episode and as the Defence Community start to receive news of postings and possible moves, I re-release PART ONE of my chat with Defence Partner and Declutter Expert Tara Tuttle. Tara knows the challenges of Defence Life and moving and packing and unpacking and all the things! Tara also knows the challenges Defence Families can face when it comes to organisation, clutter, holding onto things, feeling overwhelmed and how physical and mental clutter are often

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36:42

156.No Choice but to Live Apart-Supporting a Child...

Military Life ·

2023/08/03

On this week’s Military Life *Parents Edition* podcast episode, I speak with Defence Partner Chrissy who went on a blind date with an ADF member 13 years ago and never looked back. Chrissy and I also talk about; -Why, after backpacking solo for five years, the Defence lifestyle really suited her -How her attitude to the unknown of defence life changed once children came into the picture -Balancing Defence life with career & the needs of her son, who is autistic with a mild intellectual disability

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38:14

155.Jeni from ep98-UPDATE on the First Few Years of...

Military Life ·

2023/07/26

On this week’s Military Life podcast episode, I caught up with Defence Partner Jeni, who was a guest on the podcast on ep98. Back in 2021, Jeni and I spoke about her upcoming move across the country for her husband’s first posting, the transition from civilian to defence family life after being together for 13 years, leaving friends and family and helping their kids start fresh in WA. We also spoke about acknowledging your capacity when taking on the mental and physical load of the household while

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46:28

154.First Posting, First Deployment and Everything in...

Military Life ·

2023/06/28

On this week's Military Life *Parents Edition* podcast episode, I speak with spouse Simone about the first 5 years of Defence Life and supporting her two kids through huge changes. Simone and I also talk about; -Her husband’s connection to Defence & how that played into his decision to join -Why Defence Force Recruiting told her Husband to come back in a year or two -The importance of making the decision to become a Defence Family together -Why no amount of research or advice could prepare them

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25:07

153.DEFGLIS Supporting & Representing Defence Force...

Military Life ·

2023/06/15

In this week's podcast episode and as part of Pride month, I re-release my chat with Racheal Cosgrove, President of DEFGLIS, the Defence LGBTI Information Service. Racheal and I spoke about; How and why DEFGLIS started Who DEFGLIS support and represent How DEFGLIS has changed and evolved over the years The impact DEFGLIS has had on the lives of LGBTI Defence members and their families Why it is important to have a group like DEFGLIS The safe and secure space DEFGLIS offers for LGBTI members and

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28:28

152.Support & Resources for 2-8 year old Defence Kids

Military Life ·

2023/06/01

On this week's Military Life *PARENTS EDITION* podcast episode, I check in with the University of New England’s Dr Marg Rogers to find out how the Children’s Family Resilience Programs have been going. The programs and related resources were developed following Dr Rogers’ PhD studies and research that found there was a huge gap in the understanding and support of 2- 8-year-old defence kids. Marg and I also talk about; -Why giving 2- 8-year-old defence kids a voice was important. -The lack of age

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25:46

151.BIG decisions after ONE month of dating an ADF...

Military Life ·

2023/05/24

On this week's podcast episode, I speak with new spouse Emily about deciding to move with her ADF member after dating for just ONE month and how they are ensuring Defence life works for both of them. Emily and I also talk about; Meeting on a dating app and finding out about his ADF career Having open and honest conversations one month into dating Deciding to move from Newcastle to South Australia Telling family and friends and the varied reactions What happens when you post, and you are not

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25:05

150.Let's CELEBRATE 150 Episodes with Advice, Words...

Military Life ·

2023/05/11

Welcome to the 150th episode of the podcast! What a huge milestone for ALL of us to celebrate. 4 years of the podcast, 150 episodes and 80,000 downloads!!! I want to say thank you to all of you for sharing your stories, listening, supporting, for getting it! YOU. JUST. GET. IT. Thank you for this community we have all built and for this amazing space of connection and belonging we have all created. It has been 4 years, 150 episodes and 80,000 downloads of Defence Partners and Families being

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39:56

149.Defence Partner Leah from ep29 with an Amazing...

Military Life ·

2023/05/03

On this week's podcast episode, I caught up with Defence Partner Leah who was a guest on the Military Life podcast a few years ago on episode 29. Back in 2019 Leah and I spoke about her quest to find meaningful employment, a long IVF journey and what happened to their remaining and only frozen embryo when they posted out of their location. On this episode, Leah updates us on the last few years, where have they posted to, what was the result of their final round of IVF with that one last frozen

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49:38

148.Together 4 years, Two kids, Deployments & the...

Military Life ·

2023/03/29

On this week's podcast episode, I speak with spouse Chantel about how COVID lockdowns gave her and her ADF partner the time and space to establish their relationship and start a family. Chantel and I also speak about; How they met and why after only knowing each other for three weeks, Chantel kinda moved in Her ADF partners fears starting a relationship, and the toll deployments take on a couple Why Chantel used time apart as a chance to focus on herself and her own busy life The pressure of being

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56:41

147.PART 1-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

Military Life ·

2023/03/16

TRIGGER WARNING- There is some discussion of suicide in these episodes. If these episodes bring anything up for you, please get in touch with FREE ADF mental health service Open Arms on 1800 011 046 or, in case of emergency, call 000. This week on the Military Life Podcast, in celebration of the launch of my collaborative ‘YOUR VOICE’ campaign with Julia from The Home Post, a re-released episode, WHY YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Find out more here about how you can get involved with our ‘YOUR VOICE’

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58:21

147.PART 2-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

Military Life ·

2023/03/16

TRIGGER WARNING- There is some discussion of suicide in these episodes. If these episodes bring anything up for you, please get in touch with FREE ADF mental health service Open Arms on 1800 011 046 or, in case of emergency, call 000. This week on the Military Life Podcast, in celebration of the launch of my collaborative ‘YOUR VOICE’ campaign with Julia from The Home Post, a re-released episode, WHY YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Find out more here about how you can get involved with our ‘YOUR VOICE’

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31:05

146.Tinder Date to Moving Across the Country

Military Life ·

2023/03/01

On this week's podcast episode, I speak with spouse Freya about her quick introduction to defence life after meeting her RAAF guy through Tinder and three months later posting across the country with him. Freya and I also talk about; · Why she decided to follow her heart and jump in feet first · Making the hard decision to leave her cats behind in WA · Why they could not move into a DHA property and finding a rental

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49:07

145.Buying a house-ADF Schemes & Home Buyer Grants...

Military Life ·

2023/02/22

So you've decided that now is the right time to look at buying a house....yay, go you! If you're like me, you have so many questions (so many) and need answers STAT about the potential home buyer grants and ADF schemes and entitlements you and your military member may be able to apply for. But…. those answers need to be explained in plain old non-military speak, which is why Defence Bank's Kym Bowles and I talk you through ALL.THE.THINGS when it comes to buying a house. In this episode, Kym and I

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