Soldiers face various challenges when they are away from home for extended periods, including navigating relational ambiguity caused by intermittent presence, absence, or environmental instability....
Couples have to balance their professional lives, responsibilities, and personal time together. This can be difficult when one partner is the boss and the other reports to them, or if both partners...
The reintegration process for soldiers returning from active duty often poses challenges that affect their relationships, including changes in identity and moral dilemmas. Partners must be prepared...
Emotional coherence is a crucial aspect of a relationship that refers to how well partners are able to understand each other's feelings, thoughts, desires, and expectations, and communicate them...
How do partners maintain patience and emotional connection when soldiers' coping strategies create temporary relational distance?
A soldier's job is often stressful and difficult, which can take a...
Veterans often have difficulty distinguishing between emotional triggers and genuine relationship concerns. Emotions can be difficult to process and understand, but it is important for veterans to...
The subject of this article is how partners can handle the relationship ramifications of an emotional hyperarousal or hypoarousal in soldiers after deployment. It's essential to understand that these...
Relational risk refers to the potential harm that can be caused to individuals if they form an emotional bond with another person. This risk is often heightened in situations where there are intense...
Relationships can be complicated even without the added complications caused by trauma. When traumatic experiences affect an individual's ability to feel safe, secure, trusting, or available for...
How Partners Respond to Soldiers' Selective Disclosure of Traumatic Experiences While Maintaining Relational Trust and Intimacy
When military personnel return home from combat, they may experience...