MFLN Family Transitions

MFLN Family Transitions


Latest Episodes

Collaboration: Breaking Down Silos and Building Networks to Support Military Families
April 30, 2020

  About this Episode This recording is of Jennifer Rea’s blog, Collaboration: Breaking Down Silos and Building Networks to Support Military Families. As military service professionals we must re-think the way we work with Servicemembers and fa

Fighting for their Right to Fight: Women in the U.S. Military
March 18, 2020

    About this Episode In this episode, Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee shares about her book, “A Few Good Women: America’s Military Women from World War I to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan”. She reveals specific stories that were discussed wi

A Grateful Transition: Assisting Student Veterans in their Transition to Higher Education
February 24, 2020

About this Episode In this Let’s Talk Transitions! podcast, Jennifer Rea chats with Dr. Ellen Moore about her book, Grateful Nation: Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military Friendly Campus which was published by Duke University Press in 2017. The c

Fostering Healthy Transitions for Military Families with Young Children
January 30, 2020

About this Episode Hope Gerde and Gayle Luze, two child development experts, share their expertise on the topic of home-to-school and school-to-school transitions for children. Hope and Gayle provide several unique strategies to help children through var

FOCUSing on Strengthening Military Families from a Family Systems Perspective
January 01, 2020

About this Episode In this episode, Dr. Patricia Lester shares about her work and research that has focused on developing and disseminating preventive interventions, practices, and policies that support child and family resilience in the context of traum

Coparenting During Separation or Divorce: A Military Family Perspective
December 29, 2019

About this Episode In this episode, Dr. Emily Becher, an Applied Researcher and Evaluation Specialist through the University of Minnesota Extension shares all about the topic of coparenting. As part of our conversation, we focus particularly on the chall

A Refocus on the Intersection of Vulnerabilities and Resilient Factors of the Heterogenous Military Family
September 16, 2019

  About this Episode In this episode, Dr. Jay Mancini shares his research on resilience and vulnerabilities of individuals, families, and communities, and their multiple intersections. His samples include military Service members, military youth, Ve

Child & Youth Programs Embed 7 C’s of Resiliency
May 31, 2019

  About this Episode In this episode Laura Groeneweg and Mel Johnson, Child and Youth Program Coordinators in Minnesota, talk about how there needs to be a supportive adult in the life of each child. They also go into detail about the 7 C’s of

Understanding Military Homecoming After Deployment podcast
April 18, 2019

About this Episode Homecoming and reintegration after deployment can be challenging for military couples. Understanding the factors that contribute to the resilience of returning service members and at-home partners during the transition is essential for

Staying Connected During Deployment Podcast
April 04, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Leanne Knoblock tells us about the study, defines constructive and destructive communication, and describes the Emotional Cycle of Deployment and how it was used in the study to connect communication and anxiety. Dr. Knoblock also s