By: Kristy Burton, LPC-S, AADC, SAP, NCC, TA Returning From Deployment Initially, the relief of finally returning from deployment can override absolutely everything else. While homecoming is a happy time for everyone, it is also a time of disruption and readjustment. Be prepared for some ups and...
Written by Veronica McClane, LCSW Operating as a Single Parent On Your Own While your partner is deployed, you may find yourself operating as a single parent. Being a military spouse, or partner to someone in the military, especially sharing a child/children with that person is no simple...
By Amanda Felhofer, CAGC Intern Helping Children Prepare for Deployments If being in a military family with children has taught me anything, it's to be prepared for the unexpected email/phone call from an S.O or spouse that an imminent deployment is on the radar. These familial separations...
By Marty Erickson, LAC, Group Coordinator Far From Home Perhaps the most intense challenge of active duty military life is deployment and detachment. Detachments may be classes and training seminars that take one away for weeks at a time, whereas deployments vary broadly in purpose and last...
By Todd McGuire, LPC Active Duty Military: Navigating Conflict and Managing Communication There are few professions as daunting and stressful as First Responders and Active Duty Military, and these lines of work present unique interpersonal challenges in work life and home life. This month, our blog is...