Episode 32: Alyssa Greene On Surviving Deployment, Military Life, and So Much More
Diana sits down with Alyssa Greene today to chat about all things deployment as a military wife. We talk keeping the marriage a priority during distance, stages of emotions during deployment, feeling like you're surrounded by families with children and being alone in not having any yet, guard life, and so much more. For a more detailed look into the show here is a minute by minute breakdown of the show!
1 - 4:30 Peak and pit of the week.
4:30 - 17 Welcome Alyssa Greene to the podcast!
17 - 21 Deployment in a guard squadron.
21 - 31 The stages of emotions during a deployment and the emotional difference between deployment and TDY.
31 - 35 Emotionally preparing for a deployment.
35 - 41 Keeping marriage healthy during a deployment.
41 - 45 What would the active duty members advice be going into a deployment?
45 - 51 What do you wish non-military people understood about life during a deployment?
51 - 55 3 tips for anyone heading into their first deployment/time away.
55 - 1:07 How to deal with the idea that everyone around you has kids and you don’t & being positive.
1:07 - 1:14 Peaks and pits of guard life that active duty spouses might not understand.
1:14 - Value of the week - get in the water and get outside!
