MFLN Family Transitions

MFLN Family Transitions


Latest Episodes

A Closer Look at the Focus Forward Fellowship: A Firsthand Experience (Part 2)
January 25, 2022

    Focus Forward Podcast Transcript Jan. 11, 2022 About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions episode, Jenny Rea has the privilege of chatting with Diane Darling a Focus… Conti

A Closer Look at the Focus Forward Fellowship: Meeting Women Student Service Members and Veterans Where They Are (Part 1)
November 23, 2021

    Focus Forward Podcast Transcript Nov 21 2021 About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions episode, I have the privilege of chatting with Dr. Kenona Southwell and Keara… Conti

Lending a Hand to Women Veterans as They Transition from Military to Civilian Life
November 29, 2020

  About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! Podcast, Jennifer Rea chats with Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, U.S. Marine veteran officer and behavioral health researcher. Kate shares her personal experience of the challenges she had when transi

Empowering Individuals and Families Through Disaster Education
October 31, 2020

  About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions Podcast, Ashley Mueller discusses her role as an Extension Educator for Nebraska Extension, and how she assists Nebraskans in preparing for&#8

Transition GPS: Helping to Make Military Members and Their Families’ Lives Better
July 17, 2020

  About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! podcast, Jenny Rea chats with Mr. Troy Field, a Personal Financial Manager at the Fleet and Family Support Center on board… Continue Re

Helping Student Veterans and Family Members Achieve their Goals of Pursuing Higher Education
July 10, 2020

About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! podcast, I chat with Mr. Brian Locke, the Director of the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, located at Mississippi State… C

Dual-Military Couples and Women in the Military: Balancing Career & Family
June 06, 2020

  About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! Podcast, I chat with Dr. David Smith, former Navy pilot, current Associate Professor of Sociology, and a driven researcher whose work…

A New Initiative: Families Tackling Tough Times Together
June 01, 2020

About this Episode: In this Let’s Talk Transitions! Podcast, I chat with Dr. Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth. Shelley is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at… Con

Today’s Military Spouses: Persevering Amidst Challenges and Barriers to Thrive in Various Educational and Career Contexts
May 18, 2020

About this Episode In this episode, Drs. Leandra Hernández and Jennifer Belding share what their edited book, “Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Thriving amidst Uncertainty ” is all about. As fellow military spouses

Helping Military Families Become More Resilient Through Various Transitions
May 10, 2020

  About this Episode This recording is of Jennifer Rea’s blog Helping Military Families Become More Resilient Through Various Transitions.  Service members and their families face unique stressors in the various transitions they face (e.g., fr