Mental Wellness
Counseling, peer support, and practices that hold up on a hard week.
The load a spouse carries does not show up on anyone's roster. Asking for help with it is not a last resort, and it does not have to go through anyone's chain of command.
Spouses carry the move, the school enrollment, the job search and the worry, usually at once. These are the places members have found that take a spouse seriously rather than treating her as somebody's paperwork.
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Veteran Spouse Network Peer support for military and Veteran spouses and partners
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HeartMath Institute Heart-rhythm coherence practice for stress and sleep
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Give an Hour Free mental health care from volunteer providers
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Military OneSource Free non-medical counseling, spouses included, no referral
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Cohen Veterans Network Low-cost clinics; spouses and children are eligible
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PsychArmor Free courses on stress, caregiving and asking for help
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation Hidden Heroes, for military and Veteran caregivers
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Wounded Warrior Project Project Odyssey mental health retreats
About all of it: what members share here is experience and general information, not professional advice. Money, housing, health, immigration and federal employment all turn on facts particular to you, and the right person to weigh those is a licensed professional who knows your situation. Organizations named or linked anywhere on this site are shared for your information and are not endorsements.
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