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Identity, Self, and the Military Spouse
Name: Amy Preston Page School attending: School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania Degree: Doctorate of… Read More
We Need To Find Our Big People Pants: Building A Stronger Community
The park while children play is most often the place of adult interaction these days. Ironically enough, any topic seems… Read More
10 Things To Know When Someone You Love Has Anxiety
As military families we recognize that our lives will never be free of struggle. These same struggles are often times… Read More
How My Dog Helps Me Survive This Crazy Military Life
Growing up and into adulthood I have always preferred to spend time with other people. As a kid my home… Read More
5 Things Guaranteed to Happen During Deployment
The Deployment Curse. We've all heard about it. Many of us have experienced it. And most of us have even… Read More
Coping With Death: Just Another Day in America
There has been so much death lately. There is war and so many of the people we know and love are… Read More
3 Reasons Self-Care Should Be A Priority
I work in crisis services at a domestic violence shelter, so it goes without saying that self-care is vital to… Read More
Deployment by the Numbers
7 months, 217 Days, .59 years… It sounds so small, so precise, so easily attainable. So much has happened though,… Read More
Guess Which One Suffers From PTSD?
“Screaming with tears running down her face, covering her ears, my ten year old daughter refused to go to the… Read More
Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health in the Military
Author: Ingrid Herrera-Yee Photo credit: Flickr user Len Matthews The issue of mental health in the military is one… Read More
GeneSight: Personalized Solutions to PTSD
GENETIC TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP VETERANS WITH PTSD GET ON THE RIGHT MEDICATION, FASTER There's no place like home. A famous line… Read More
Still Here
No two people deal with loss and tragedy identically. In the aftermath of heartache some of us move mountains, a… Read More
Looking Outward Together
A Call To Love He was a shiny new Lieutenant at his first assignment, fresh out of Ranger school and… Read More
Reclaim Your Sexual Health
By: Dr. Rose Hartzell-Cushanick, Navy Spouse Deployment is difficult on a relationship, even when the service member comes back safe.… Read More
Staying Busy While You’re Deployed
Do you ever wonder what happens at home the day your ship goes underway? How does your spouse handle it?… Read More
I Think My “Survival Mode” is Broken!
As my husband prepares for his upcoming weeks long stint out of the country, I'm watching all the things he's… Read More
35 Crazy Deployment Curse Stories
Our awesome group of online collaborators went deep into the recesses of their memories and pulled out their craziest deployment… Read More
Supporting Your Battle-Stressed Spouse
Article by Heidi Smith Luedtke, Air Force Spouse If your spouse is struggling with post-traumatic stress, you are not alone.… Read More