Episode 3_From Airman to Mom

with Special Guest Amanda Huffman

We talk about the following:

Snapshots of life on deployment to Afghanistan for a woman

Transition challenges from Military to Mom—loss of identity and control

Amanda’s book, Women of the Military, that shares the stories of 28 military woman, and inspired her podcast, The Women of the Military Podcast

Women in the military—balancing being a woman and being a soldier

Importance of talking about why we left, what challenges we faced, in addition to how much we loved our service and how proud we are.

Sexual harassment and rape-culture in the military

The power of using our voices to speak up about things that aren’t okay with our cultures

Who we should be talking to about keeping women in the military: hint, it’s not the female Colonels and Generals

Who ‘deserves’ to have Post Traumatic Stress

Amanda’s #1 Culture Hack: Follow your passion, especially when/if it makes you uncomfortable

About Our Guest:

Amanda is a military spouse and veteran who served 6 years in the US Airforce as a civil engineer, including a deployment to Afghanistan. She traded in her combat boots for a diaper bag, to stay home with her two boys and follow her husband’s military career. She is the host of the Women of the Military Podcast, sharing the stories of women who have served or continue to serve in the military. 

Amanda’s Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airmantomom/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AirmantoMom @airmantomom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.huffman.90

Amanda’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/airmantomom/

Women of the Military Podcast:

These stories will focus on the good, the bad and the in-between. If you would like to be featured sign up here: http://bit.ly/2OtpyqG

You can also check out the podcast here: www.airmantomom.com/podcast

Amanda’s Blog: www.airmantomom.com

Women of the Military Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1079328440?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860  

About Our Host:

Daniella Mestyanek (Mest-aa-neck) Young is an author, TEDx speaker and Organizational Culture-Hacker with fascinating life story and important insights into culture, socialization and group behavior. Daniella is the President of DMY Enterprises and the co-founder of cavnessHR.

Daniella was born and raised a third-generation member of the infamous religious cult the Children of God, known for promoting religious prostitution, pedophilia for God, and the end of the world. At 15, she escaped that life, moving to America and eventually becoming a US ARMY Captain.

During her journey, she was college valedictorian, served as part of the first group of women to conduct deliberate ground combat operations with all-male troops, deployed twice to Afghanistan where she also competed in, and won, a marathon, received the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal from President Obama personally, married an Army helicopter pilot, is raising a trilingual little girl in Seattle, WA and is hard at work on her forthcoming memoir, Uncultured.

Daniella’s Social Media:

https://daniellamestyanekyoung.com/

[email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellamyoung

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellamyoung_/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-young/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniellamestyanekyoung

Sign up to join the waitlist for my memoir, UNCULTURED at https://daniellamestyanekyoung.com/

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