Annette M Whittenenberger
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Annette M Whittenenberger

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Annette is a military spouse of 22 years, mother to a daughter, Haeli (21 yrs old; (college Senior at Sam Houston State University) and son, Blaze (18 yrs old; college freshman at Central Texas College) and veteran who served in the Army for seventeen years and 4 months as a Chemical officer including a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Annette was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army as a Chemical Officer from the ROTC Program at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ). She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University and an M.S. in Environmental Management from Webster University. She retired in Nov 2016 and fell into being an Accidental Entrepreneur in order to be able to make up for lost time with her children and use her voice to share her story about real life after the Army and living with mental illness. Since her retirement she has decided to focus on her business, podcast, speaking, mentoring, volunteering and her first book (The Wall Between Two Lives). Her blog A Wild Ride Called Life ®, LLC. incorporates stories from her post military life in which she shares how she lives life as being a mom and military spouse living with PTSD, anxiety and depression. Along with writing, she has created a safe space in which she hosts a Podcast titled “The Truths We Hide”. Not only does she share her story, but she also has guests who share theirs by offering advice to others to help them know that they are not alone and to provide hope. Annette has a heart for volunteering and does so by being a mentor for veterans on Veterati and for military spouses on Ementor and AMPLIFY. She has also been involved as a mentor for TAPS, Tragedy assistance Program for children survivors, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs and the Women Veterans Network. Annette continues her work as a mentor, consultant, public speaker, author, podcaster and sharing resources from non profits who are like minded and like hearted when it comes to Mental Health. For more information please go to www.awildridecalledlife.com
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