126: "Asking for support does not mean that you are failing to support your own community." The deployment journey and being a late career spouse with Jayla Rae ArdeleanMilSpouse Mentor, Speaker and writer Jayla Rae Ardelean candidly joins us while in "the pit" of her husband's deployment. She shares how she chronicles her entire deployment journey on the Heart of a MilSpouse podcast, how she's been able to revive her love for writing, what it means to be a "Late Career Spouse," what really attracted her to her husband, and much more.Connect with Jayla RaeWebsite: https://www.jaylarae.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mil.spouse/Email: hello@jaylarae.comPodcast: https://www.jaylarae.com/podcastHas your spouse deployed? And you find yourself unfocused and emotionally reeling? Get Jayla Rae's Free Guide titled, "Deployment Tool Kit," at https://www.jaylarae.com/deploymentkitFor our latest updates: https://mailchi.mp/1271e485f1f0/holdingdownthefort--Guest Applications are now open! Apply to be on our show at https://forms.gle/YdoNX9aR8RTEKpnCAStay updated! Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/gTTOdTConnect with our co-hosts Jen Amos jen@holdingdownthefortpodcast.com and Jenny Lynne Stroup https://jennylynnestroup.com/ or jennylynne@holdingdownthefortpodcast.comVisit our website https://www.holdingdownthefortpodcast.com/This show is sponsored by US VetWealthGet FREE access to the Military Spouse's ToolKit for Agile and Purposeful Employment https://usvetwealth.com/military-spouses-toolkit-for-agile-and-purposeful-employment/ Or listen to Holding Down the Fort's sister show, The Spouse Benefit Plan, at http://thespousebenefitplan.com/September 2021, the show made the Final Slate in the 16th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards for the Government &#38; Organizations category. November 2020, Jen Amos and Holding Down the Fort Podcast was awarded “Media Professional of the Year” at The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards! We've also been featured in multiple media outlets including Legacy Magazine, U.S. Veterans Magazine, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IeByl1VWjoq8V3GFl6gzp?si=gfewllBQTtGFCUwH6kEPTw"...