Sacred Spaces 2: A Roundtable with 3-61

Sacred Spaces: My Journey to the Heart of Military Marriage comes
out August 1 and will be available where most books are sold
(Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc). In celebration of the launch,
I wanted to do a podcast series called the Sacred Spaces Series.
During this series, I will be talking about common themes our
service members and spouses go through during deployments,
separations, as well as reintegrations. There will be interviews
with key people from the book that shared sacred spaces with Matt
and I as well as those I met during the trip with the secretary
of defense. There will also be an interview with Matt where we
talk about how Sacred Spaces can make a difference in your
marriage. So, what is a Sacred Space? I will talk about that in
this episode, but here is an easy definition: Many of us, spouses
and service members, experience Sacred Spaces separately during
trainings and deployments. After a while, it can feel like we are
living independent lives more than a together life. This creates
many opportunities for misunderstanding and disconnect. In this
episode, I wanted to talk about what you can do if your service
member comes home with mild, moderate, or severe changes from
deployment. I will also address how you can care for yourself so
that you can give your best to your marriage. More than anything,
I want your marriage to succeed. Because of that, I am inviting
you to join the Sacred Spaces Campaign. The Campaign is simple, I
just want you to be intentional in your marriage. Only you know
what your relationship needs right now. Only you know what the
next step is. The Sacred Spaces Campaign invites you to take
three steps: 1. Order and read the book Sacred Spaces. It is my
story of how being intentional made a difference in my marriage
2. Join the Sacred Spaces Campaign by committing to be
intentional. You will get a FREE Sacred Spaces Intentional
Marriage Challenge Commitment Card that will help you identify
your intentional commitment, nail down the length of time you
want to try it out, as well as encourage accountability to follow
through. 3. Share your story. Our stories are powerful, and so
will yours be. If your service member came home different... if
your marriage is different... you are not alone.