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The Her Life, Her Rules podcast
September 30, 2025
Military spouse, writer, and mom of three on finding peace, letting go of perfection, and learning to ask for help.
What happens when you live by the rule “ I have to know how to do it all, and I have to do it all on my own"—and try to carry it all for years? In this episode of Her Life, Her Rules, I sit down with writer, editor, and military spouse Sarah Peachey to talk about the weight of doing everything yourself, the burnout that forced her to reevaluate, and the new rule she’s embracing for a more sustainable, peaceful life, even as world events continue to be unpredictable and anxiety-inducing.
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Sarah shares what sixteen years of military family life has taught her about resilience, community, and letting go of perfection. From long deployments to raising three kids overseas, her journey is both raw and relatable—reminding us that asking for help is what community exists for.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• The rule Sarah clung to for years: “I have to do it all on my own” and the moment she realized she needed to break it.
• The physical and emotional crash that changed everything and how her new rule is keeping her healthy and grounded.
• How community stepped in when she couldn’t do it all.
• Her new non-negotiable rule: "Protect your peace."
We also talk about her debut novel The Whispers of War—and get a sneak peek at the sequel, The Howl of War.
Sarah’s story is a reminder that peace is precious, perfection is overrated, and we’re not meant to do it all alone.
📖 Love today’s conversation? You’ll love Creating the Rules—a story of coming home, second chances, and what happens when speaking your truth is the only way to save what you love most.
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This is the third novel in The Cromwell Rules trilogy—but you can read it as a standalone or start from the beginning to follow Anne Cromwell’s full arc.​
July 19, 2025
As often is the case in modern times, Sarah Peachey and I met online. In 2019, while knee-deep in my own book publishing journey, I stumbled upon a community of military spouse writers on Instagram.
It was such a joy to discover this like-minded group of storytellers who had walked similar paths to myself, individuals who, like me, had chosen words as a way to share their experiences with the wider world.
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One of these fellow wordsmiths was Sarah Peachey. What struck me most about Sarah was her desire to tell the unvarnished truth about our military lifestyle.
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In the years that followed, Sarah and I maintained our virtual connection, supporting each other’s work, celebrating each other’s wins. When she asked me to be an early reviewer of her debut novel, The Whispers of War, I immediately said yes.
A deftly written novel, Whispers examines the nuances of one military family, weaving the beliefs of an anti-war military child with the duty-bound life of her Army father.
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BookSpeak podcast
April 11, 2025
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The Scars of War series examines the subject from the standpoint of soldiers and especially the families they must at times leave behind. Book One, The Whispers of War, comes from the hand of Sarah Peachey, who draws on her experience as an Army spouse to craft the first of this series.
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Annaliese is an Army brat who secretly wishes for freedom and resents the constant moves, redeployments, and absences of her father, Robert. A career man who follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Robert knows no other life than this. The events of September 11, 2001, changes fortunes and lives.
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Anna becomes anti-war, while Robert is deployed to Afghanistan. A serious injury leaves Anna wondering if there is a way to heal not only her father, but their own relationship.
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Sarah Peachey is a writer, editor, and journalist with more than fourteen years in media and publishing. Her work has appeared on "Mission: Milspouse," The Homefront United Network, and the Army News Service.
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania native, Sarah travels about the world with her husband and three children, currently living outside Regensburg, Germany. You can follow her writings and learn more at her website.