Ep204 - Military Marriage and Divorce: Finding Your True Identity

About this episode

Hilary Russo and Heather Sweeney discuss the challenges of identity and purpose after military marriage and divorce.

What happens when you've spent years camouflaging your identity for someone else's career and suddenly it's time to reappear? In this episode of HIListically Speaking , Hilary sits down with Heather Sweeney, author of Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage , for a raw and honest conversation about life after military marriage, divorce, and rediscovering who you really are. Both women are former military spouses who've navigated reintegration and rebuilding purpose. They talk about identity loss, resilience, single parenting, career rediscovery, and the unexpected strength military life leaves behind. If you've ever felt invisible in someone else's story, this episode is for you ORDER HER NEW BOOK: Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage https://amzn.to/49YlPZJ (Amazon) ⁣As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases CONNECT WITH HEATHER https://www.instagram.com/writersweeney https://heathersweeney.substack.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heathersweeneywriter/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-sweeney-5a15115b/ https://bsky.app/profile/heathersweeney.bsky.social JOIN ME ON SUBSTACK - THE BRAIN CANDY BLUEPRINT! ⁣…

People in this episode

Host: Hilary Russo

Guest: Heather Sweeney

Topics covered

• military marriage
• divorce
• identity
• resilience
• single parenting
• career rediscovery

Keywords

• military marriage
• divorce
• identity loss
• resilience
• single parenting
• career rediscovery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage

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