Welcome to the VetHERan Community

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a woman who has served, is finding her footing after the uniform comes off or is currently serving. You might feel proud of your service. You might feel tired. You might feel invisible or you may feel all of it at once.

I created the VetHERan Community for you.

This community is meant to be a place where you don’t have to explain yourself or soften your experience. If you served, you belong here. It’s that simple.

I call this space VetHERan because I wanted a name that still honors our service, while clearly centering women. We are veterans, FULL STOP. This is just a place where the HER isn’t overlooked and where women veterans don’t have to shrink, explain, or justify their service to belong.

The VetHERan Community is about connection and support, but it’s also about growth and possibility. We’ve carried hard things and we’ve also built real strength, skills and confidence along the way. This space honors both.

Here, we celebrate wins, big and small. We move forward together, sharing what we’re learning and building lives that feel right for who we are now.

This isn’t something I want to build alone. The VetHERan Community is meant to be shaped by women veterans themselves. Many of us are photographers, planners, videographers, writers, creatives, organizers and problem solvers. If you have a skill, an idea, or a way you’d like to contribute, there’s space for that here. This community is about women veterans supporting women veterans, using what we already bring with us.

You don’t need to have everything figured out to be part of this. Whether you’re newly separated, years removed, or still serving and thinking about what’s next, you’re welcome here.

The VetHERan Community is about visibility. Female veterans are capable, diverse and strong in ways that don’t always get recognized. Every story matters and every role has value.

This blog will be a place for encouragement, shared experiences, practical insight and honest conversation. Nothing forced. Nothing polished for show. Just real words meant to support and uplift.

My hope is that when you’re here, you feel seen, supported and reminded of who you are and what you bring to the table.

I’m glad you’re here. Welcome to the VetHERan Community.