EP103 Unwrap & Recap of EP054 with Juvilyn Garcia

<p>Happy Holidays!  During this season of gratitude and joy we are going back and unwrapping the gems found in past episodes that we may need to listen to again before 2022.  Joining me for this Unwrap & Recap series is my guest co-host Juvilyn Garcia.  Juvilyn is the 2020-2021 Armed Forces Insurance MCRD San Diego Spouse of the Year & our Hearts & Stripes episode 50 guest that shared on effective communication in your marriage.</p> <p> </p> <p>Today we are recapping episode 054 with Nate & Felicia Wells : Two Careers, One Family! </p> <p> </p> <p>Bree’s Takeaways</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Joint spouse relationships or mil to mil is such a challenge.  I’m grateful to get a glimpse of this with my friends Nate & Felicia (we hooked them up btw, so you’re welcome) and shout out to Nate’s book of poetry.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Talking to functional, communicate with your spouse, manage expectations, and creating a career plan that’s complementary</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Dual military couples are encouraging.  Both have a career and they are figuring out how to accomplish their goals together.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Juvilyn’s Takeaways</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Loved how their stories of how they met were so different and it was super entertaining.  They are an extremely relatable couple.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Watching dual military couples make it work is so commendable.  They come together to make their family work. “Your family should be successful” - Felicia Wells</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Being on the same page, mutual respect & understanding is huge.  This takes effective communication, not talking at your spouse, but talking to your spouse.  Take ownership, apologize, be conscious of tone and really listen to your spouse.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">We fix what’s broken versus throwing it away.  Applying this to your marriage will make all the difference.  Stay committed to your spouse.  We want to see those hearts in the comments