MilSpouseFest

Some of the hardest conversations in the military-connected community happen behind closed doors.

A service member may be respected by peers, admired by subordinates, and praised by leadership while family members experience a very different reality at home.

For some spouses and children, the issue is not only trauma, post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, or alcohol misuse. It can also include patterns of control, emotional manipulation, unhealthy power dynamics, and a system that is often built to evaluate performance and mission readiness, not what is happening inside the family.

That disconnect can leave spouses and children feeling isolated, exhausted, and unsure where to turn.

Examples like these are where the military’s mental health conversation must evolve.

Compassion for the service member and protection for the family are not competing priorities. A healthy system must be capable of doing both.

Full story by Sara Jane Ginn:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milspouse/mental-health-crisis-military-connected-families-system-doesnt-protect-us/

This is the mental health conversation military spouses keep saying needs to happen, and we’re here for it.

Tomorrow, join the MSF team and Angelina “Strike” Stephens for a free virtual workshop created to give military spouses space to talk honestly about mental health, military life, and the support this community needs.

The workshop will include tools and resources to help spouses build a stronger foundation for prioritizing their mental health, plus an impact session to identify the top 10 changes spouses want to see.

Tomorrow, June 30
10 AM PT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET
Free virtual workshop

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