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Short Bio
Corie Weathers is a Strategic Advisor on Military Family Resilience and Leadership Development with over two decades of experience supporting military families and leadership teams. A licensed professional counselor, Corie specializes in helping military and government organizations enhance family resilience, improve communication, and foster leadership growth. Through her extensive work with organizations like the USO, institutions including the US Army War College, and leadership and family development with special operations, her work has focused on addressing the unique challenges military families face, particularly the need for reconstitution after twenty years of global conflict.
Corie’s advocacy has contributed to the passage of a Congressional bill for military spouse licensure portability with her current focus on provider shortages and the mental health crisis. As an author, her books Sacred Spaces and Military Culture Shift continue to shape discussions on military culture, leadership, and family dynamics. Corie’s ability to blend clinical insights with strategic leadership solutions makes her a trusted voice in advising military leaders and government officials on fostering resilience and adaptability within military communities.
Certifications
Counseling Licenses
Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, Georgia & Texas
Service specific certifications
Certified in Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy for use in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the Department of Defense Center for Deployment Psychology,
Coaching & Teaching
Board Certified Executive Coach
Certified Gallup Strengths Finder Faith Advisor
7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families, taught by John and Jane Covey
Couples Communication, taught by Interpersonal Communication Programs,
Integrative Medicine
A little bit about “Us”
Facilitating Workshops
Working as a power-couple, Corie and her husband, a US military chaplain, have provided countless weekend marriage retreats for military couples and relationship retreats for single soldiers. As a part of an initiative to encourage more marriages to develop and maintain healthy, balanced marriages, Matthew and Corie were followed by the USO for the “You’re Leaving Again?” Series. Couples from around the globe joined the free study and have found great improvements in their intimacy and connection. This curriculum was written during their own deployment and is perfect for military couples who face separation frequency. As a Gallup Faith Strengths Advisor, she has traveled all over the world investing in individuals and teams who desire to know and excel in their relationships, influence, purpose, and productivity using the Gallup StrengthsFinder inventory. She is regularly invited to military events and retreats as a speaker.
Volunteer Work
Corie was the Care Team Coordinator for the 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO. Jake Tapper’s New York Times Best-Selling Book The Outpost: the Untold Story of American Valor, documents the squadron’s historic involvement in Operation Enduring Freedom X in the Kamdesh Valley of Afghanistan, now known as the “Battle of COP Keating”. Eleven soldiers were lost during this one deployment. Since then, Corie has served Gold Star families and consulted military command and their volunteers on issues of grief, the notification process, and Care Team development. She currently serves as an Ambassador for the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation serving military and first responder families and volunteers with the Red Cross training mental health professionals to be more culturally competent in their work with military and first responders.
Honors & Awards
Commander’s Award for Public Service (May. 2019)
Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year® (May 2015), Military Spouse Magazine, Armed Forces Insurance
The Honorable Order of St Joan D-Arc (Aug. 2010), United States Armor Association;
The Honorable Order of Molly Pitcher (Dec. 2011), United States Field Artillery Association;
Commander’s Award for Public Service (April 2011), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO Department of the Army;
Commander’s Award for Public Service (Aug. 2010), Department of the Army;
Columbine Award of Excellence (May 2010), 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th ID
