Worried about what you can do after retiring? Annette Whittenberger is proof that the world is your oyster. You CAN build a new career based on your own real life experiences!
A retired combat veteran, Annette served in the Army for over 17 years as a Chemical officer, including a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
After retiring from the Army in Nov 2016, she started blogging to deal with PTSD, anxiety and depression. The overwhelming response from readers transformed her into an Accidental Entrepreneur.
Annette is now a podcaster, speaker, mentor, author, musician, and volunteer.
She uses her voice to share her story about real life after the Army and living with mental illness, and is an inspiration to people of all stripes, not just veterans.
Her first book, The Wall Between Two Lives: A True Story of Finding Purpose, reflects back on her life’s traumas and how she found purpose among pain. It’s filled with raw emotions and hope for anyone facing life’s unexpected events.
Her blog, A Wild Ride Called Life ®, incorporates stories from her post military life in which she shares how she lives life as 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 and Nasdaq Mentor Circle Makers. She has been involved as a mentor for TAPS, Tragedy Assistance Program for children survivors, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs and the Women Veterans Network.
Also known as Ann Whitt, Independent Music Artist, she is a current graduate from the Musicians Institute out of Hollywood, CA as an Independent Artist. As a songwriter, she uses her mental health journey to create songs that relate to so many of us. She creates music by using our words, thoughts, feelings and everything in between to show that we can come out of the darkness and make something beautiful, and helps others create their own song of hope and light.
For more information, visit www.awildridecalledlife.com.
