A Military Mindset When Starting Over With Gold Star Widow & Military Spouse Ambassador Krista Simpson Anderson
Today's guest is Krista Simpson Anderson. She is the widow of Michael Simpson, a Green Beret and special forces soldier who was killed in Afghanistan and was left with two young boys. She rebuilt her life remarried an active-duty Green Beret Gus Anderson, and co-founded the Unquiet Professional, an organization that provides empowering opportunities for surviving families and veterans. Krista's philosophy is to "Arm Yourselves and be Brave", educate others to thrive, not just survive. In this week's episode, we will talk about loss, new beginnings, and what it takes to start over, creating a new chapter with a greater purpose.
Krista Anderson is a wife, mother, and runs the non-profit The Unquiet Professional. Still, she also serves as the Gold Star Liaison, a board member for the Green Beret Foundation, the Military Spouse Ambassador of Army Emergency Relief, and many other boards. In 2018, the Armed Forces Insurance named her Military Spouse of the Year ––and in 2019, the Green Beret Foundation honored her as "Keeper of the Brave."
Kerry Brett and Krista Simpson Anderson cover a lot of ground topics included:
How faith is something, you have to hold onto when you have nothing left.
How to have a military mindset when moving forward from any challenging time.
How you can heal yourself by helping others.
The importance of knowing you are not alone when you deal with a time of struggle.
You can overcome hard, challenging times and can be stronger than you ever thought possible.
Things that are happening to you sometimes is for your greater good.
It is better to love and loss than to never love again.
Love feels different each time trust it.
Give yourself moments of grace when dealing with difficulty. It's not easy to move forward.
Allow your new relationship to encourage and nurture your grief and your joy.
Remember to take every moment and opportunity to honor someone we have loved and lost.
So much of Krista's work is honoring her late husband, Michael Simpson, and I took a moment to celebrate my favorite cousin Sean McCarthy who died on October 2nd 2019, one year ago the day we taped this interview.
Suppose you would like more information about Krista Simpson Anderson. In that case, you can find her on Facebook Krista S. Anderson, 2018 Armed Forces Insurance of the Year, on Instagram @kristasimpsonanderson, or the Non-Profit's website www.theunquietproffesional.org.
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