Category Archives: Veteran Advocacy

10 Easy Tips to Take Stress Out of Your Day – staying on top of the little things!

“To live in perpetual want of little things is a state, not indeed of torture, but of constant vexation.” -Samuel Johnson Have you noticed that you have given up (or lost track of) so many little things in your life that they have turned into a bunch of really big things that significantly add to…

What are your friendships built on?

I love this quote from C.S. Lewis: “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one!” Friendships are commonly built on being able to relate to each other. My friendships involve encouragement, laughter, commiserating together on difficult days, and bouncing ideas off…

New App for Military Families

This is pretty cool, y’all. Have you ever wished for a road map when you were going through major military life transitions such as: Having a Baby Reintegration Transitioning out of the military Spouse Education Spouse Employment The Basics Survivors Deployment Moving Raising Kids Well, good news! There is an app for that! MyMilitaryLife is…

A Military Mom’s Mother’s Day Wish For Her Children

(Torrey’s note: I wrote a similar version of this and it was published in the Huffington Post.  I hope you enjoy!) Dear Kids, With Mother’s Day around the corner, I thought I’d share my wish list so you know what I want. It’s a simple list, really. This way Dad won’t feel guilty if he’s…

C.A.M.O. Summer 2013 Program Information – Challenge Aspen Military Opportunities

(Torrey’s Note: Dan and I have been involved in this program since 2005. They are taking applications for their summer program and details are below. Please check it out and pass it on! They provide all transportation, lodging and program costs and offer this to veterans across the nation. Depending on which session you choose…

Wounded Warriors have special processing options for Social Security Disability Benefits {details inside}

It breaks my heart when I see a caregiver sharing a story about how their wounded warrior’s Social Security process is taking too long, or gets rejected outright. I’ve been sharing this information for quite some time but we still have a long way to go in educating the combat-injured military community about special benefits…

Are you having difficulty with getting a referral from Tricare? {TriWest details inside}

Since United Health Care took over TriWest on April 1st, the referral system has been in utter chaos. I received notification that those in Colorado Springs were greatly affected and measures are in place to rectify the situation. In our case, we had our own nightmare with getting a referral (and an apology from our…

Quelling more VA Caregiver Benefit rumors {please pass this on to help stop the panic!}

Are you still hearing rumors about the VA Caregiver program? I am. Good Lord almighty, if it’s not one rumor it’s another. Let me be the voice of reason to caregivers everywhere. Ladies, I beg you. Please calm down. You are making things worse! The VA has their hands full enough as it is, so…

VA Caregiver Stipend pay is actually not late {official response from VA enclosed}

About a month ago I shared some information about a potential for an upcoming pay increase for Post 9/11 Caregivers. This month many caregivers are concerned because their pay has been ‘delayed’. I’d like to help clear up any confusion about this issue, if I may. Look at your award letter It’s true that up…

10 tips to get you out of a crisis mode: how to infuse simplicity and self care on an emergency basis

Exhausted? Stressed? Behind in every way? Don’t panic. Join the club! This is what I call going into a ‘crisis’ mode. Crisis mode happens when life has piled up and you can’t dig out.  It happens to the best of us, honestly. BUT, how do you get out of it and back to feeling normal…

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