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I started this account to share my experiences during my command time. It evolved into seeking & providing professional resources & guidance. Even led me to share some of my darker experiences with sexual harassment.
And it also let to sharing some of my funnier, less professional, experiences in my civilian life, such as dating. Because guess what, we have lives when we arenât in uniform too, and its not always neat and pretty.
Eventually I will get back to being more professionally focused with this content, but because of the COVID response missions Iâve had, I havenât been able to share too many details (yet). And even if I could, I still need to organize the last 4+ months of thoughts and notes.
COVID response taught me a lot about myself. Iâm still maturing as a leader. It was a roller coaster. There were plenty of high moments where everything fell into place, but also epic meltdowns when I couldnât catch a break. And meltdowns were a learning experience too.
At one point I was given a high profile no fail mission. The pressure & stress impacted my mental & emotional health, so of course days when shit hit the fan it took a lot for me to remember to breathe. And usually there were a few âfucksâ spoken before getting my head straight.
Often I required mentorship from a variety of senior officers (you all know who you are - thank you for everything) to help me see the situation for what it was, as well as develop me into a leader who could do this on her own. These gentlemen also provided great sounding boards.
Not only did they take the time to listen to me & help me, they encouraged me & reminded me that I was more than capable when the self-doubt would start to creep in. These missions taught me just as much about myself as they did about medical operations during emergency response.
So for now bear with me as I come off mission, re-enter my full time civilian career and return to command. Just like with my missions, there will be many growing pains as I re-adjust to my former life. You might not get the content you expect, and for that, I apologize now.
