Spouse Spouts

As we learned in our last show, the holidays can be a stressful time for so many. Sometimes it's finding the perfect present, or having the perfect holiday.  For those of us who have lost a friend or family member, the holiday season can serve as a remind of what we have lost.  On today's show we have guests from the Tragedy Assistace Program for Survivors or TAPS (http://www.taps.org/) and Give An Hour (https://www.giveanhour.org/) sharing ways we can honor the person we lost and still enjoy the holidays.   

It's the holiday season. It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year! For some it isn't. For some people, this is a stressful and lonely time. For our military, who is far from home, deployed, or has lost a loved one, the holidays can be some of the darkest times. Join Spouse Spouts for a three part series about the military, mental health, and the holiday season.  Today will be talking about teens and young adults in regards to mental health. Join us to learn more about mental health and the holidays.     

It's Thanksgiving! It's a time for parades, food, football, and family. For military families stationed away from home, Thanksgiving can be a lonely time of the year. As always we rise to meet the challenge.  Join Susan and Dave as they share their Thanksgiving stories. You will laugh, cry, and enjoy the show the day before the holiday where you stuff your face, and fall asleep afterward. Please take the time to call in and share your Thanksgiving story. We are looking forward to hearing from you.  

Call-in line: (323) 870-4358. Did you know that not all healthcare is covered by TRICARE, the military's health insurance? That's right. We have children who are repeatedly denied access to quality and timely healthcare.  Children end up depending on charities and crowd-funding like Go Fund Me to cover the costs of healthcare.  People like Susan Reynolds have been actively advocating for change for years. Others, like Jacob Angel, founder of the Military Health Project have done both. Jacob's organization advocates for changes in the policies, while providing coverage for military children who are denied healthcare coverage.   

Come and hang out with Susan and Dave as they discuss military housing. The Stars and Stripes newspaper published a recent article about military housing and the finding from an Inspector General report. You can find the article right here: http://www.stripes.com/news/inspector-general-report-finds-widespread-hazards-at-military-housing-1.435535 In other words, we have military service members and their families living in housing and they are being exposed to radon, mold, and more. So what can be done? Call in to find out Dave and Susan's military housing stories and how you can report the issues you have with your housing.  Spouse Spouts is an online radio show brought to you by Susan Reynolds and Dave Etter. For more information you can check us out at www.spousespouts.com

In our third installment of spouse employment, today we have Amanda Crowe on the show with us. Amanda is the Executive Director for In Gear Career, a military spouse employment and networking organization. In the last year, In Gear Career partnered with Hiring our Heroes and the US Chamber of Commerce to better help our military spouses in their quest for employment.  Two weeks ago, IGC, hosted a first of its kind event called AMPLIFY! You can read about the event here:http://nextgenmilspouse.com/amplify-2016-is-a-game-changer-for-military-spouse-employment/ Amazing event which helped spouse kick their career search into high gear!.  Dave Etter and Susan Reynolds are the voices and people behind Spouse Spouts. We are here each week at 0930 EST for you. You can follow up on Facebook and Twitter @spoutspouse. 

Episode 12 was the first part of a three part series on Spouse Employment. Why is this topic such a big deal? What is being done about it?  As usual military spouses have taken matters into their own hands and done something about spouse employment. On today's show you will hear from Sue Hoppin, the founder of National Military Spouse Network. She'll share her struggles and triumphs in the world of spouse employment, and tell us about her upcoming event.  We will also hear from Liza, who is one of the founders of Mad Skills, a military spouse employment hub. Spouses and share their resumes, and search for careers.  Make sure you tune in and hear about the great things that are happening within the military spouse community.  Dave Etter is the 2016 AFI Army Spouse of the Year and Susan Reynolds is the 2014 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year. Together, they are the team that is Spouse Spouts. Each Wednesday morning at 0930 Eastern Time you can listen to Dave and Susan wax poetic. 

Spouse Spouts is tackling military spouse employment. But why? Is it that big of a deal? Short answer? Yes! Well, what are the barriers to finding gainful employment? Is state licensure one of those issues? Yes! What about lack of education? Yes! What about lack of employment opportunities in certain duty stations? All of this and more!  Today's show is bringing in perspectives from spouses from Military Spouse Juris Doctorate Network or MSJDN and Lakesha Cole, the 2014 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year and Entrepreneur and owner to She Swank Too.  We will be talking about spouse employment and what is being done to help spouses in need.  Spouse Spouts is the premier podcast for military spouses by miltiary spouses. Brought to you by Susan Reynolds, 2014 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year and Dave Etter, 2016 AFI Army Spouse of the Year. 

Since Military One Click is doing a voting push and since it's getting close to the cut off for absentee ballots, let's talk about voting. Why will you, or why not? Call us and let's talk over some coffee!

We military spouses make plenty of sacrifices, but what do YOU do for love? Do you venture out of your comfort zone? Do you make your spouse do something new? Let's talk about it, in preparation for the upcoming Military Spouse Wellness Summit in October

It's back to school time! What did you feel this time? Did you cry? Did you dance the happy dance? Did you crack open that bottle of wine? Maybe something stronger? We wanna know! Call us and tell us everything!

Call in line (323) 870-4358! Welcome to a fresh fun 90 minute talk radio show, hosted by Susan Reynolds and co-host Dave Etter, where all military spouses can come and spout off about whatever they want! What's your subject? Who do you want to hear from? What do you want us to talk about? Call us and let's chat! This week we talk about raw feelings we experience as military spouses - when can we voice our pains? You tell us! Call in line while live is (323) 870-4358, and we want to hear from you!

Welcome to a fresh fun 90 minute talk radio show, hosted by Susan Reynolds and co-host Dave Etter, where all military spouses can come and spout off about whatever they want! What's your subject? Who do you want to hear from? What do you want us to talk about? Call us and let's chat! This week we talk about all the questions that we HATE to hear as MilSpouses! Call in line while live is (323) 870-4358, and we want to hear from you!

Welcome to a fresh fun 90 minute talk radio show, hosted by Susan Reynolds and co-host Dave Etter, where all military spouses can come and spout off about whatever they want! What's your subject? Who do you want to hear from? What do you want us to talk about? Call us and let's chat!   This week we talk about the landmark law known as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, aka ADA, and want to hear how it has made your life easier! Call in line while live is (323) 870-4358, and we want to hear from you!

It's Spouse Spouts third episode! Guest Hosts Erin Whitehead of Many Kind Regards and Liz Snell of Military Spouses of Strength join Susan Reynolds to talk about military life, retirement, and transitioning from Active Duty life into retirement. Come and join us in a lively conversation about what happens after service members and their families leave active duty life. It will be a great time, and calling in is welcomed!  Susan Reynolds is the 2014 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year, and Fayetteville Observer's Homefront Operations Columnist.  Erin Whitehead is the 2010 AFI Marine Corp Spouse of the Year, Founder of Many Kind Regards, and a military family advocate.  Liz Snell is the 2015 Camp Pendleton Spouse of the Year, Founder of Military Spouses of Strength, a military family caregiver, and mental health advocate. 

A fun 60 minute talk radio show where all military spouses can come and spout off about whatever they want! What's your subject? Who do you want to hear from? What do you want us to talk about? Call us and let's chat! Topic of tonight's show: military spouse trolls, controlling your dependent, and are we supposed to just "shut up and color"? Who knows if this is how milspouse life is supposed to be. I don't follow those rules and neither do most of the spouses I know. So come on out and join us Susan Reynolds and Elizabeth Snell (filling in for Dave Etter) tonight!     

A fun 60 minute talk radio show where all military spouses can come and spout off about whatever they want! What's your subject? Who do you want to hear from? What do you want us to talk about? Call us and let's chat!