Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: The Army Ruined Our Marriage. Why Am I Grieving Our Divorce? Divorce asks us to grieve not only the person we married, but a version of ourselves too.
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Am I Burned Out from Military Life? I feel trapped in a life that’s full of responsibility, but somehow, nothing makes me feel happy anymore. Is there a name for...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Is Opening Our Marriage a Terrible Idea? "I've been reading a lot about polyamory and open marriages, and it resonates with me in ways I didn't expect. How do I know...
‘Nobody to Watch My Twins.’ Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care Military families and on-base child care providers have known for a long time that theirs is a system delicately balanced on...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: My Active-Duty Son Is Slowly Cutting Off Contact. What Should I Do? “I have several military mom friends who are experiencing similar circumstances with their children, including no contact at...
How Military Spouses Can Save for Retirement Fortunately for military spouses, you can still save for your own retirement, even with challenges such as unemployment and...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: How Do I Deal with My Anger as the President Disrespects the Military? “As the current president takes a wrecking ball to the VA and to our Constitution, I am angry all the time. How do I deal...
Off the Clock with Dr. Emma: Is Divorce the Only Way to Reclaim My Sense of Self? Military life can threaten our sense of self. But civilian life does not guarantee stability either.
We're Launching a New Advice Column for Military Spouses and We Want to Hear from You Sometimes you just need someone to cut through the noise and help you think about things clearly. That can be especially true...
How to Answer the Crazy Questions People Ask Military Spouses Here are 10 common questions military spouses get from civilians, and ways you can answer them nicely.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...
