About Gracie
Gracie Burgess is a U.S. Army BRAT. When she was nine years old, her dad stepped on an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan - sustaining life altering injuries. Now at 21, her goals include anything to do with supporting military children and their families. Gracie is founder and host of Grace of a Military Child and Life, a podcast for military children and spouses to share their experiences being part of a military family. She is also beginning a new program - Military Child Bigs and Littles, a Big and Little mentorship program for current military children. Gracie is a proud graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelor’s in Health Science with a minor in Marketing and a current online graduate student at The University of Alabama pursuing a Master’s in Marketing with a concentration in Digital and Social Media along with a Master’s in Journalism and Media Studies.
About Grace of a Military Child and Life
In April 2021, Gracie launched Grace of a Military Child Podcast after the suggestion from her mother. The aim of the podcast was to both share the stories of military children and give civilians a way to understand what the life of a military child is like. 1 April 2021, Gracie launched her very first podcast episode. While the podcast was challenging at times she found purpose in sharing the remarkable journeys of military children.
After having a long distance military relationship, Gracie decided to expand the podcast to Grace of a Military Child and Life in August 2022. Gracie understood the perspective from a military significant other and the challenges it presented. She wanted to give spouses a space where they felt heard and were able to share their stories of being married to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. While she is no longer in a military relationship, she cherishes the friendships she has made with other military spouses and significant others.
Today, Gracie continues celebrating the remarkable journeys of military children and spouses by allowing them a space to share their stories with the world. She believes in the power of storytelling and how much of an impact it can make. Many military children and spouses who have been on the podcast view it as therapeutic. This has been turned into motivation for Gracie to continue the work to give back to a community that made her who she is.
Summer 2023, Gracie made Grace of a Military Child and Life a business to help impact military children and families on a deeper level. She is also working on beginning a new program titled Military Child Bigs and Littles creating a space for military children to foster personal relationships with each other and gain from mentorship opportunities.
