“The "17 per day" statistic clarifies that they're only counting veterans, and not including those currently serving or who have never activated. At the same time, the VA reported that the suicide rate recently ticked *up* in their latest data.” I will never stop my mission to help all those who feel like they are alone..because you are NOT. I will never stop helping those transitioning get help and resources to live as normal life as possible when you feel like you have lost

I am a Retired Army Combat Veteran, Military Spouse of over 22 years and mom to a high school junior and college sophomore. I am also a service connected disabled veteran. I live with a mental illness that not many knew about until I started sharing my story. I am an advocate, mentor, blogger, coach and speaker. I am a survivor and fighter and help others do the same. You are not alone and you are not like most girls or boys, women and men. You are friggin amazing! Always lis

So this is 44... Fly away hair Wrinkles Not so perfect skin A lot more weight than in high school 😂 A college sophomore and a high school junior. Retired Army Combat Veteran and unemployed. Mental Health Advocate, Mental Health Survivor, Blogger and Life Coach. This is 44 years of hard lessons learned, hard life lived and still here to share all. the things. I’ve been through some shit but am so glad God helped me through it. Here’s to more grey hairs. More squeaking joints.

Hey there. It’s Thursday and you are almost to the weekend. Let me re-introduce myself. My name is Annette and I am the CEO of A Wild Ride Called Life. I am also a Retired Army Combat Veteran, Military Spouse and mom to a college sophomore and a high school junior 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am also living with PTSD, Anxiety and depression. I share my story to people all over the world to show everyone that it is ok to NOT be ok. I ain’t crazy. I am just a human who has a mental illness and I

When the PA says “welcome back” every time he sees me it means I am here far too often. Today I am getting my new hip checked out. They need to make sure it is working properly. Never did I think I would have had a hip replacement at the age of 43. Even though it hurts when I get up and walk too far, at least I am still here right? I’m not gonna lie. I am a little tired of this crap. The one year anniversary of the accident is coming up and I am not sure how I am going to fee

Today it would have marked 20 years that I would have served. I miss it daily. I miss the Soldiers and the camaraderie. I miss my battles and all the experiences I was given. I will always cherish the memories. Now, God has given me another road to walk on and another journey to follow. I miss my tribe but I have gained long lasting friendships with leaders, mentors, Soldiers and Peers and I will forever be grateful. Here’s to another year and another chapter doing what I sti

Sometimes being strong is the only thing left to do. Some days I just want to throw in the towel. I want to wave the white flag. I just want to be done. I am emotionally draIned. I am then reminded by a song that I need to snap out of it. Yes, sometimes music heals my soul. Sometimes you just need to hear the right beat and the right lyrics to get your groove back. Sometimes I just need to ignore the background noise and focus on something else. I’ll be ok. I have to be. . .

Let me begin with this...the other day I posted with my middle finger in the air. It may have offended some people. I told you that I was gonna be real and honest. I try not to use curse words and try to be clean. Soo, sorry ? I’ll try and done it down 🤷🏻‍♀️ Now let’s start again 👇🏼 Peace out to the negativity in my life. The one where it starts to make me feel about myself. Those feelings that I am not good enough. Nope. No more. Don’t ever let yourself get to that point