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Empowered Women Empower Women: Boss Lady Bio - Airman to Mom
Empowered women empower women. This is the theme of this week’s episode with Jen Griswold. Jen is an Air Force Academy graduate, veteran, mom, and multi-business owner. She talks about how the military opened doors to her future and how she used entrepreneurship to fill the void in her life when she left military service.
Real Military Spouse Groups - Airman to Mom
While reading "In a Book Club Far Away" I felt seen in a way I had never expected. A fictional novel sharing the stories of military spouses. One of the main characters was an active duty service member who joins the military spouse group. There were pieces of her story that resonated with mine in a way that made me feel seen. It turns out that joining a spouse group is just what I needed. I felt welcomed into the community as both a military spouse and servicewoman.
The Deployment Goodbye - A Military Kid’s Perspective - Airman to Mom
The last embrace before the separation. The goodbye before the deployment. Whether it’s a brief training exercise or an extended deployment, it feels similar. Sending your favorite person off to an important mission. Not knowing exactly when they’ll be home or how they’ll return. That’s a spouse’s perspective. But what about a military kid’s perspective?
Soldier's Daughter: Experience While Her Mom is at War - Airman to Mom
April is the month of the military child and Cathy wrote a children’s book from her daughter’s experience of being a soldier’s daughter called "Mya the Soldier’s Daughter." In 2017, Cathy deployed to Afghanistan and had her daughter stay with her sister in Canada. It was a hard year for both her daughter and her mom. They both grew through their experience and the book "Mya the Solider’s Daughter" covers some of the challenges Mya faced in the year of being separated.
Who is Harriet Tubman? Nurse, War Hero, Women’s Right’s Activist - Airman to Mom
Most Americans have heard of Harriet Tubman. She is a household name synonymous with the fight to end slavery. She was critical to the abolition movement and helped save dozens of slaves by being a conductor on the Underground Railroad. But that is just the tip of the iceberg to all the contributions Tubman made throughout her lifetime. From being born into slavery, to finding freedom, Tubman was a spymaster for Union troops in the Civil War, and eventually was a champion for women’s rights.
Geospatial Intelligence in the Air Force - Airman to Mom
What is it like to serve as a Geospatial Intelligence Air Force member? Listen to Marissa’s story of how she found her way to the Air Force and what it was like to be a Geospatial Intelligence analyst. Marissa joined the Air Force when her mom talked to a friend who happened to married to an Air Force recruiter about the financial strain of college. Her mom introduced her to the recruiter and he shared the educational benefits which led her to join the Air Force.
