About this episode

Felicia Hammond shares her journey of survival, motherhood, and healing after military service.

Summary: What happens when the strength that helped you survive starts keeping you from truly living? In this heartfelt episode of Dog Tag Diaries , Captain Kim sits down with Army veteran, author, and women’s healing mentor Felicia Hammond . Felicia shares her powerful journey from growing up in Liberia as a firstborn daughter with adult responsibilities, to homelessness in the U.S., military service, motherhood, divorce, and learning how to slow down after years of living on high alert. Through her memoir, The Tactical Pause , Felicia opens up about emotional suppression, faith, nervous system healing, and the brave work of coming back to herself. Her story reminds military women that healing is not weakness. It is a return to truth, safety, and self-love. In this episode, we cover: Felicia Hammond’s childhood in Liberia Growing up as a firstborn daughter with early responsibility Coming to the U.S. at 17 Facing homelessness while still in high school Why she was drawn to the Army uniform Joining the Army as a financial management specialist Serving as a woman of color in uniform Motherhood, single parenting, and military expectations The pressure to overperform as a woman in…

People in this episode

Host: Captain Kim

Guest: Felicia Hammond

Topics covered

• military service
• motherhood
• healing
• emotional suppression
• personal journey
• women veterans

Keywords

• military
• healing
• motherhood
• emotional health
• women veterans
• memoir
• survival mode

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tactical Pause

Places: Liberia, U.S.

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