109.Finding Connection, Community & Her mission to help other Defence Couples

<p>In this week's podcast episode, I talk to Air Force Spouse Elise about making defence life work for her, connection, community and her passion to help other defence couples navigate challenges through strong communication.</p> <p> </p> <p>Elise and I also talk about;</p> <ul> <li>How she met her Defence Member by chance at the races</li> <li>Forming a great friendship and both getting busy with their careers</li> <li>Losing touch and then eventually reconnecting and deciding to be together</li> <li>Getting engaged, married and having a baby all in a few years</li> <li>The reality of Defence life and getting comfortable with being solo a lot</li> <li>Deployment challenges and refusing to accept surface-level communication</li> <li>The isolation of working from home, solo parenting and the impact on her mental health</li> <li>Deciding not to miss out on life just because her Husband wasn’t home</li> <li>How connecting with the Defence community had an unexpected and positive impact</li> <li>Finding support and friendship with people who GOT IT</li> <li>The frustration she felt knowing her career would always come second</li> <li>The importance of finding a way for her career to work with defence life</li> <li>Deciding to start a business to help defence couples better communicate</li> <li>Why her online program Partners Elsewhere is about prevention to avoid crisis</li> <li>Partnering with a Psychologist to help defence couples build strong foundations</li> <li>How her program helps defence couples to understand what each other is feeling</li> <li>Why the program aims to make the defence members transition home after separation easier and the flow on</li> <li>How to get your defence member on board with giving the program a go</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>To find out more about Elise’s business PE Health and her specific online program for Defence Couples called Partners Elsewhere <em>Military Relationship Program</em> click on the link below.</p> <p><a href= "https://www.pehealth.org/military-couples">https://www.peh