Military Family Life

If you are a military family member, you have likely heard someone talk about an OUTCAN posting to a fabulous distant country.Our guest for this episode recently returned from a four year posting to Greece. She tells us about the good, the bad and the surprises that she and her family experienced during that adventure. She also talks about how the lessons she has learned helps her

This month we are bringing the second half of our conversation with Shannon and Cory Nowell.In this episode we talk about the Invictus Games, and Cory's experience on Team Canada in 2018. Shannon also tells us about her experience, and what the games are like for families members who are there to support loved ones.About our Guests: Shannon Nowell has been connected to the military

This month, we are talking to Shannon and Cory Nowell about their lives as a Military - and Veteran – family. This episode is part one of two. In it we talk about the challenges that come with relocations, IR, and Out Can postings. We also talk the medical release process, PTSD, the transition from being a Military to a Veteran family – and the impact it has on the entire famil

In this April edition of our Military Family Life podcast - in honour of the Month of the Military Child - we are focusing on Military children. Kayla Lamrock has experience as a military child, a military spouse and working at an MFRC with children and youth.In this episode Kayla talks about her experiences of deployments and postings from the perspective of a military family memb

In this month's episode we are speaking with Lt(N) Wendy Duguid, a Regular Force Military Chaplain.Wendy has been serving at Garrison Petawawa since 2019. She was previously the Chaplain for the medical units, and is currently supporting the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) and 2 Signal Squadron.In this conversation we chat with Wendy about:the day-to-day life of a Military Chaplain a

This month we are talking with three former MFRC Executive Directors who have recently retired from their positions in Goose Bay, Greenwood and Shilo.Our co-host Claudia Beswick also added some insight, as she too recently left her position as the ED in Petawawa to take on a different role supporting military families.With all of this experience and collective knowledge, we talk ab

This month we are talking two members of the Canadian Military Wives Choir in Petawawa. They tell us about how the choir helped them to connect with new friends in the community, their best memories performing with the choir, and their advice for people who are thinking about joining their local choir.About our guests:Melissa Perry-Biezing has been a military spouse for 18 years. O

Our Guest this MonthAinsley Christensen is the curator at the Garrison Petawawa Military Museum and has worked at the museum in some capacity or another for the last 20 years. Ainsley was born in Manitoba -moved to Petawawa in 1995 and haw been here ever since - minus a few years to attend post-secondary school in Kingston, ON). Ainsley is a military spouse with three very active c

About our guest:Andrea Nauta is a military spouse - her wonderful husband Dustin has been serving in the military since 2007. They have two beautiful girls who are 11 and 9. Andrea and her family have moved back and forth between Comox and Petawawa, and they are currently happily settled in Comox where Andrea works as a support worker at a local school. Andrea is an accomplished ba

In this episode we talk about all things deployment with our guest Sandra Pinard. Topics include: what are the things families can do to prepare for a deployment, some suggestions for items to include in a morale mail package and tips for re-integration.We also have an interesting discussion about the differences between Army and Navy deployments. About our guest:Sandra Pinard has