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Memorial Day Is About Remembering
Military Noëlle Boyer Military Noëlle Boyer

Memorial Day Is About Remembering

I’m one of those women who signed up for this. Maybe that’s what you think when you learn that I’m a military spouse. I married my Marine 8 years ago. The truth is, I signed up for love & partnership. I barely considered the struggles of military family life when I got married.

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Guest Writer’s Series: A Letter to My Postpartum Depression
Guest Writer's Series, Military, Motherhood, Mental Health Kirstin Brueckmann Kruip Guest Writer's Series, Military, Motherhood, Mental Health Kirstin Brueckmann Kruip

Guest Writer’s Series: A Letter to My Postpartum Depression

No one tells you that the newborn phase is like Groundhog’s Day — every three hours, it is diaper change, feed, sleep, repeat. Throw in some inconsolable crying, dozens of doctors appointments, formula trial-and-error, and hundreds of loads of laundry and you get the picture. In addition to the typical newborn struggles, I was struggling with something that I still struggle to put into words.

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Austin’s Birth Story
Motherhood Noëlle Boyer Motherhood Noëlle Boyer

Austin’s Birth Story

I am one of those women who loves being pregnant. I loved wearing maternity clothes. I lived in those stretchy dresses. I couldn’t wait to start wearing my jeans with the “over the belly band.” However, due to military family life, there was much stress around Austin’s delivery.

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