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Marla Bautista
Freelance Writer | Speaker | Author

Past Projects

Freelance Writing Portfolio

Navigating Tough Conversations with Empathy and Respect

Published By: National Military Spouse Network

Date: Fall 2023

Debunking 3 Military Spouse Employment Myths

Published By: National Military Spouse Network

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We got married only 30 days after meeting. It was the only way he could return back to me after deployment.

Published By: Insider
Date: March 24, 2023

3 Reasons Food Insecurity is About More Than providing a Meal

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine
Date: September 3, 2022

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Adultification Adversely Affects Black Children but Parents Can Take Steps to Prevent It

Published By: Parents Magazine
Date: May 18, 2022

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10 Ways to Better Support Military Families in Your Community

Published By: Parents Magazine
Date: April 20, 2022

How the School to Prison Pipeline Affects our Communities in 2022

Published By: Bautista Project Inc
Date: April 6, 2022

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3 Keys to Earning and Increasing Capital as a Black Woman in Business

Published By: Success Magazine
Date: March 28, 2022

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3 Ways to Better Support Your Military Spouse Entrepreneur

Published By: National Military Spouse Network
Date: November 30, 2021

Top 5 military food courts worldwide

Published By: We Are The Mighty
Date: November 30, 2021

Belonging Blankets: A Powerful Message To Children At Risk

Published: Bautista Project Inc
Date: October 4, 2021

Relocating to Tampa is the PCS You Didn't Know You Needed

Published By: PCS Grades
Date: July 5, 2021

Normalizing Death with Ashley Johnson; An interview with Marla Bautista

Published By: TEDxWestshore

Date: June 27, 2021

Realizing I Had PPD After Returning to Work as a Soldier in the U.S. Army

Published By: What to Expect

Date: April 28, 2021

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Soldiers talk about benefits of completing college on active duty

Published By: Military Families Magazine

Date: February 21, 2021

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3 Ways to Make an Impact at Your New Duty Station

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: February 1, 2021

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21 Things You May Want to Start or Stop This Year

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: January 11, 2021

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U.S. troops have been fighting in Afghanistan long enough. Bring our loved ones home

Published By: Miami Herald

Date: January 4, 2021

Mompreneur meal on-the-go: Chicken and potato casserole

Published By: Stars and Stripes Europe

Date: September 23, 2020

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Military Life: I Am Over It

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: August 31, 2020

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What It's Like to Breastfeed and Pump at Work as a Military Mom

Published By: What To Expect

Date: July 21, 2020

Tell Me You Didn't Share That?

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: June 26, 2020

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5 Military OneSource Benefits You May Not Know About

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: June 23, 2020

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Millennial Dad: Changing The Narrative

Published By: Way To Parent Magazine

Date: June 8, 2020

Noelle R. is Self Care Goals

Published By: Bode Magazine

Date: May 24, 2020

Military Child Care: Good or Good Enough?

By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: April 29, 2020

Unguarded: The raw truth of CPT Florent Groberg's unexpected bravery

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: March 20, 2020

10 ways not to become your kids’ snack machine during the quarantine

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: March 16, 2020

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Does Your Military Family Have an Emergency Plan?

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: March 13, 2020

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10 Things You Need to Clean in Your Military Housing ASAP

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: March 13, 2020

5 badass women who served

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: March 3, 2020

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This innovative treatment for veterans doesn’t involve drugs

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: March 2, 2020

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5 ways to end the negative military spouse stigma

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: February 18, 2020

Op tempo is killing our troops… and their families

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: February 6, 2020

Why we need you to rally around the military spouse community

Published By: We Are The Mighty

Date: January 31, 2020

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Have a Jolly Poppin’ Unit Holiday Party

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: December 18, 2019

7 Gifts to Give Back to The Military Community

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: December 16, 2019

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Father, Son Ignite patriotism through American made products

Published By: Military Families Magazine

Date: November 19, 2019

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The Armored Paragon: Jesse Iwuji’s rise to NASCAR

Published By: Nascar.com

Date: November 8, 2019

When Hard Times Cause You To Question Your Faith

Published By: Jennifer Slattery Lives Out Loud

Date: August 15, 2019

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Woman Enough

Published By: Harness

Date: August 3, 2019

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3 Ways to Make Your Days More Productive

Published By: InDependent

Date: July 17, 2019

The Homecomings We Aren’t Talking About

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: June 4, 2019

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3 Ways You Can Begin Putting Yourself First

Published By: InDependent

Date: May 30, 2019

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Ugh… This Base Sucks!

Published By: Military Spouse Magazine

Date: May 16, 2019

Meet Marla Bautista

Published By: Voyage La Magazine

Date: April 2, 2019

Fight For Your Military Marriage

Published By: Military Families Magazine

Date: March 27, 2019

Army Wife Gets Her Graduation Day

Published By: Military Families Magazine

Date: March 2019

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