Combat Boots to High Heels with Army Veteran Lila Holley

71: Lila Holley is a Veteran, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, and Entrepreneur in a nutshell. She’s a retired Chief Warrant Officer Four who served 22 years in the US Army and loved it. Lila credits her military experiences for shaping who she is today. She’s lived across the country in such places as Fort Stewart, GA; Fort Carson, CO; Fort Leavenworth, KS; Fort Hood, TX; Fort Knox, KY and the Washington, DC area. Lila is thankful for the travel opportunities she’s been able to experience while serving, having lived or traveled overseas to such amazing places as South Korea, England, Hawaii, Bosnia, Iraq, the Philippines, Japan and Singapore. Today, Lila give back as a Certified Life Coach, helping Transitioning Military Members and their Families maneuver the Emotional Battlefield they encounter when separating from the military. She’s been in your boots and wants to assure you that what you are feeling is normal. The good news is you don’t have to maneuver transition alone. Help is available – you now have a Battle Buddy in Coach Lila.

Like many of you, I deployed several times to foreign lands, leaving behind my spouse, children, and extended family. Thanks to the military I received some incredible training that prepared me for the increased responsibilities that come with leading troops, promotions, and of course, combat. I was blessed to meet some wonderful people and traveled to some marvelous lands I had only seen on a map. Again, all experiences that helped shape who I am and yet I would not change any of these experiences for anything.

I believe in life we experience things for our own personal growth as we head towards our greatness and to help others along the way. I learned a lot about myself while in the military but I learned even more upon my retirement. I am still learning and am making myself and my lessons learned available to the many other Service Members currently going through, preparing for, or still trying to make sense of their emotions as they navigate through the battlefield called Transition. As a Life Coach, specializing in helping Transitioning Military Members and their Families, I have been in your “boots” and I can relate to the concerns you have about the unknowns ahead of you. What you are feeling is normal and expected. The good news is you don’t have to maneuver alone… YOU now have a Battle Buddy.