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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