_{Rooted in Faith, Called to Served}

Meet Dr. Susan Ruiz, military wife, veteran, and certified life coach for women like you.

Hi, I’m Dr. Susan Ruiz, PhD, BCCLC, board-certified life coach, former service member, lifelong military wife, and mother.

For decades, I've walked the unique path of military family life, from PCS moves and base transitions to the unspoken emotional labor that comes with holding everthing together at home. I raised four children through it all, and now I have the joy of watching my grandchildren grow.

I know what it feels like to pour your energy into everyone else and wonder where *you* fit in the story. I also know what it's like to build your life around your spouse's service, to adapt again and again, and to support your family through seasons of change while quietly putting your own needs last.

That’s why I became a life coach for women who love deeply, sacrifice quietly, and sometimes lose sight of themselves along the way. I help military and veteran spouses grow through it, not just survive it rooted in faith, identity, and purpose.

In my doctoral research, I gave voice to veteran spouses living with a partner diagnosed with PTSD. I explored how the emotional weight of caregiving often leads the spouse down a similar path of emotional strain. I understand those layers because I’ve lived them too.

This faith-based practice was built to hold space for you, pray for you, and remind you that your role matters. You are on assignment: raising children, supporting your service member, and carrying a legacy of care that no one else fully understands—or could carry quite like you.

So now, I revisit my military service, my years as a veteran spouse, my personal experience with PTSD, and my love for God—and I offer it to you.

To the woman holding down the home day after day with seemingly no thanks… You are not invisible here.