Coping Through Hardship: Why Do We Manage Stress In Unhealthy Ways w/ Chakara

Chakara is a daughter, sister, friend, mother, and military brat. I met Chakara in middle school. We quickly became friends and dominated the basketball court together. Today, she shares her story of how she became a military brat and the struggles that came with it. We discuss the coping mechanism that came from an unexpected change in her childhood, how her environment took her ability to speak up for herself, and how she is working toward rebuilding that confidence she allowed to be taken from her. Chakara is a warrior, and today you get to hear how she became one.This is her dandelion story.

In this episode, we discuss:
Her life as a military brat
How she coped with the change of living with her parents to her grandparents
Why people pleasing became her coping mechanism
How she let her environment steal her confidence
Her wanting to become a transition counselor for the military and their families

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