Military Life

A community of Military Spouses. Celebrating our strength. Building connections. Promoting self care. Podcast- Military Life

[Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide @roycommDVSRC]

Commissioner Peggy Brown speaks with @MilitaryLife_au podcast about the new #DVSRC lived experience book ‘Shining a Light: Stories of Trauma & Tragedy, Hope & Healing’. Listen to their chat about the importance of families in #Defence https://t.co/HNEmEDCgXH

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@roycommDVSRC Thank you for taking the time to come on the podcast Commissioner Brown and add your insight.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@roycommDVSRC Interesting that DMFS have a “strategy” when it comes to Family Domestic Violence yet don’t even have the safe/quick exit feature on their website.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@roycommDVSRC Interesting that DMFS have a “strategy” when it comes to Family Domestic Violence yet don’t even have the safe/quick exit feature on their website.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq @roycommDVSRC 🙌🏻 Yes. Putting just as much effort into encouraging current serving partners, families, connected organisations, groups and individuals is needed to help them all understand their voice is needed and so important.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq Yes 🙌🏻! We are not an AND. If we (Spouses and Families) are going to be included then the program or service or support also needs to provide what we need and not just be based around what the Veteran needs.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq And an amazing one at that!🙌🏻

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

Six months ago, I asked questions following an announcement of an “Enhancement and Expansion” of a federally funded program and it was suggested I might need mental health support.⁠
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I was GASLIT.⁠

I wrote about it and recorded a podcast. https://t.co/IP01NZd92h

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@SueCartwright1 @Milliganreports 🤣🙌🏻

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@AmyJohnsonPhD 🤣🙌🏻!

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@AmyJohnsonPhD @AAREBlog @MargRogers11 But you get free housing so stop complaining….

1-we don’t.
2-reduced rent doesn’t solve all the other challenges that come with defence life.
3-there are so many other points but I’m exhausted from managing 2 kids solo during school holidays while still WFH.

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@AmyJohnsonPhD I was about to say this exact one! I have heard that one before and I just about died wondering if the wider community are walking around thinking that 😬

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq Absolute smoke and mirrors…

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq So amazing! Congrats 👏🏻

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq I was thinking the same thing 👌🏻

[Claire Harris @claireharrisoz]

Getting close now! Presenting two e-posters at #AIFS2022 next week with brilliant co-authors @al_mq, @AmyJohnsonPhD & Beck Rayner. If you’re going to be at @FamilyStudies conf next Wed, pop by and say hi! #stakeholderengagement #defencefamilies https://t.co/14xKpIHJsm

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@AmyJohnsonPhD @MargRogers11 @DefenceEc @al_mq @claireharrisoz Flights booked! 🥰

[Military Life @MilitaryLife_au]

@al_mq @_SallyHarding @claireharrisoz I can’t remember how we or who came up with the name but I do remember calling it the Hamilton Report 2.0 when I interviewed the Minister so if we say it enough it might catch on 🙌🏻🤣