Emma's Story

Being a defence wife is extremely hard, I am a mother of two, one who is three months old, I live away from my mother and brother, who i miss a lot.

My husband is constantly away, and a lot of the time we cant talk at all.

It’s easy to say that anxiety has taken over my life.

My husband leaves this week for 8 weeks, the house is always silent the week he goes, it’s almost like i shut him out, like i try and do everything in the house and he isn't even there, is this my way of coping and knowing he is leaving me again?

I feel awful for him and so guilty that i'm doing this. I know that thousands of women are in the same boat as me and i wish there was a lot more support out there for defence partners.

Love Emma x