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Finding my ikigai in Okinawa, Japan and learning actual definitions of ikigai
Trusting My Instincts: A Short Trip Back to the U.S. After 16 Months in Okinawa
Relationships, travelAlisarelationships, japan, okinawa, lifecoach, militaryspouse, wedding, monterey, orangecounty, portland, dogmama, expat, mindfulness
Navigating Deployment as a Military Spouse | Calm Corner
Milspouse life, RelationshipsAlisasoloseason, deployments, militaryspouse, okinawajapan, coaching, exhausted, disconnected, mindfulness, japan, expat, oconus
Learning to Grieve, Let Go, and Live in the Now
MindfulnessAlisamindfulness, grief, grieving, lifewithdog, dogmama, okinawa, japan, expat, militarylife, militaryspouse, militaryfamily, thaiamerican, seniordog, sickdog, mentalwellness, mentalhealth, truecontentment
Being Childfree in Your 30s: Navigating Pressure, Peace, and Purpose
Milspouse life, kindness, Self-CareAlisachildfree, nokids, militaryspouse, okinawa, japan, mindfulness, childless, helenawoods, lifecoach, millennial, childfreeinmy30s, thaiamerican, mother, empath, hsp, highlysensitivepeople
10 Surprises about Living in Okinawa as a military spouse or SOFA member
Mindfulness, Milspouse life, OkinawaAlisamilitaryspouse, militarylife, pcsokinawa, cultureshock, okinawa, japan, expatinjapan, americaninjapan
Moving Our Dog to Japan: Lessons from an OCONUS PCS as a Military Family
travelAlisapcs, militaryspouse, militarymove, oconus, porttohome, okinawa, japan, haneda, kadena, dog, pet, cat, seniordog, movingwithmydogtojapan, milspouse
