Emotional Safety
Emotional safety is essential for both individuals within a relationship to feel secure and comfortable expressing themselves without fear of judgment or rejection. This can be...
Relational vulnerability refers to the psychological and emotional risks that come with opening up one's life to another person, sharing experiences, emotions, and intimate details. This can be...
Sexual health is an important aspect of life for everyone, but it can be especially challenging for military personnel who face unique obstacles due to their profession. Uncertainty is one such...
Psychological Mechanisms Allowing Military Couples to Maintain Intimacy During Deployment
Intimate relationships are essential for emotional health and happiness but can be challenging to sustain...
What is deploymen
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Deployment refers to the act of sending military personnel to serve their country abroad for an extended period of time. This may be done for various reasons, including...
Intimacy is an important aspect of human life that can have profound impacts on mental health. In particular, it has been shown to be a powerful tool for those who are deployed repeatedly in military...
Deployment is an experience that can be difficult for military couples to process together. When one partner returns from deployment, they may have a different perspective on their time away than...
Sexual compatibility is an important factor for psychological and emotional health in all aspects of human life, including during deployments away from civilian life. It can be defined as the degree...
The military deployment brings about a great deal of uncertainty for both the deployed individual and their partner back home. For couples who are newly married, this can be especially challenging...
I will describe how military couples can maintain intimacy and attachment while apart during a rotational deployment. Rotational deployments are when one partner is deployed to another location for...