Would you believe it’s April already? Time flies! Our first quarter of 2022 has been BUSY. We stayed on track only thanks to our productive daily routines. So we thought it would be a good idea to share with you some tips and tricks for your daily productivity. In this episode, we will talk about daily routines from the time when we worked in our 9 to 5 jobs versus now, when we are self-employed and work remotely. We discuss the differences in our daily routines, the disadvantages & advantag...
Jul 06, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Do you ever take time to recap the previous year and set intentions for the upcoming year? And we don’t mean just coming up with goals “in your head” and never taking an action to achieve them (don’t pretend like you’ve never done that). We mean genuinely sitting down with pen and paper and writing it down. People tend to think about reflection as something negative like “I should've done this better” but we prefer to take a positive on it. When you recap 2021 and set goals for 2022, try to lear...
Mar 02, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 11
When it comes to starting a business, there is a lot of challenges and unknowns. Often just the thought feels exciting and scary at the same time. Unfortunately, we often give in to our fears, focus on the negative side of things, and overlook opportunities that are right in front of us. But we want to turn your perspective around! And that’s why for this episode, we invited Kristen Baileys, who talks about her personal journey, how she got affiliated with the military, how she turned her passio...
Jan 03, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Do you follow personal development gurus on social media? They’re great, right? They’re so inspiring and share so many productivity routines, and you tried them all, and they’re totally changing your life, right? Unless they are not…. You follow the routine for a couple of days, but then you fail to keep up. How do others do it? Am I do only one who can’t make this work? Let us stop you right there before you get into the full gaslighting mode. It is NOT your fault. That routine simply doesn’t w...
Dec 16, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We have a juicy episode for you! As you might know, we have been military spouses for about two years and we really wanted to bring a guest on our show who could share an experience about military lifestyle from a seasoned spouse perspective. And that’s why for this episode, we invited Alissa Stocking to tell us about her journey as a seasoned military spouse. Alissa opened up about her story and gave us so many wonderful tips for military spouses to help them along their journey. In this episod...
Nov 24, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Are you guilty of putting dating in your marriage on the back burner? Girl, you’re not the only one! Sometimes life happens and you don’t make dating a priority, especially if you’ve been together for some time and you get comfortable with your spouse. That’s why we recorded this episode, we talked about the importance of dating in marriage, what our dating looked like before and after we got married, and obviously, we’ll share some ideas to spruce up your dating life and maintain a healthy marr...
Nov 08, 2021•41 min•Season 27Ep. 7
Are you a military girlfriend, fiancee, newer spouse, or maybe you’re just looking into a military lifestyle? We know how daunting the military lifestyle might seem from the outside! Especially when you hear all the milspo stereotypes about how your entire life is going to revolve around the house and supporting your spouse through the lifestyle that they chose. Girl, forget it! It doesn’t have to be that way! In this episode, we invited Alexis Garrett who is a life coach for military spouses to...
Oct 20, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We invited so many amazing guests in the past to share stories of how they became military spouses, but we didn't share our story or why we started The Independent Dependent in the first place. So let's do it now! As military spouses, we take on the supporting role, and often our passions get pushed on the back burner because of the lifestyle that we chose to marry into. It's really hard as we move across the country (or on the other side of the world), we're away from family, from our close fri...
Oct 06, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Have you been thinking about starting your own business, perhaps a blog or an Etsy shop? Maybe you’re really excited about the idea, but you feel like it’s too hard, so you throw in the towel before you even start. Girl, we get it! You’re not alone, we all have been there! Sarah Curtis is a military spouse and mom who went through a similar journey, and that’s why we invited her to join us in this episode to speak about her experience. Sarah shares how she started an online business, how bloggin...
Sep 22, 2021•37 min•Season 36Ep. 4
Mental health is a big topic that we touched upon in the previous episodes, and many of you got back to us with positive feedback. Therefore, we are bringing you another podcast episode about mental health struggles and military spouse experience in general. We invited April Guffey to share her journey of becoming a military spouse, transitioning out of the military, and talk about mental health struggles such as anxiety, postpartum depression, and adoptee trauma. In this episode, we chat about:...
Sep 08, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
One of the most under-talked topics in the military spouse community is mental health. We often feel like we must “keep it together” to support our service members and forget that our spouses and their role in the military is just as important as us. We want to end this stigma so we can openly talk about addiction, alcoholism, drugs, anxiety and mental health in general. For this episode, we invited Christina Kimbrough to share her story and overall experience as a military spouse who struggled ...
Aug 04, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
As military spouses, we often face big challenges when it comes to money. If you want to build a career, start a business or become financially independent, moving around and military spouse lifestyle doesn’t make it easy. That’s why in this episode, we talk all about money! We invited Hannah Butler, Young Wealth Coach, to share her journey as a milspo, tell us more about her course that helps young military families with finances, and give us some juicy money tips! In this episode, we chat abou...
Jul 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1
