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Wondering what you are in for as you move to your first military base, or as you try to recover from numerous deployments?
Deployed is the perfect solution for every member of a military family who wants a healthy family. From the time you finish boot camp to the time you return from your last deployment, this book provides principles that will guide you in your journey through family life in the military. In the face of extended war, record high divorces, and combat stress, professional on-base counselor Dr. Stanley Hall gives answers and directions for wading through it all and finding more happiness and success in your military family than you ever imagined.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: This Isn't What I Signed Up For!
- Chapter 2: Married in the Military
- Chapter 3 A Few Principles of Happy Families
- Chapter 4: Financial Issues
- Chapter 5: Stuck in the Sand-Alcoholism in Relationships
- Chapter 6: Addictions
- Chapter 7: How Parents of Service Members Can Help (and Not Help)
- Chapter 8: Gearing Up for Deployment
- Chapter 9: In-Country and At-Home: Deployment
- Chapter 10: Returning from Deployment
- Chapter 11: Growing up with Sgt Dad and Lt. Mom
- Chapter 12: Couples Communication
- Chapter 13: Death in the Military and Spirituality
About the author
Dr. Stanley Hall has worked with service members in the Navy and Marines since 2009 working in the Deployment Health Clinic using the best training available to help families work through the symptoms associated with PTSD and TBI. Dr. Hall has also worked extensively with couples who are struggling in abusive relationships on the Marine base. Dr. Hall has years of experience using Heart Math (an extensively researched treatment) to help individuals and families address issues of anger, depression, anxiety, and stress. Dr. Hall also has been practicing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) to help hundreds of individuals work through traumatic memories from childhood abuse and combat.
Summary
Wondering what you are in for as you move to your first military base, or as you try to recover from numerous deployments? Deployed is the perfect solution for every member of a military family who wants a healthy family. From the time you finish boot cam
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"As a true patriot and supporter of our nation’s heroes, Dr. Hall has taken the time to help military families understand the unique challenges that attend military service. While we, as a nation, honor our soldiers, there is a growing need to offer them additional support to have successful marriages and families in light of the unique stressors they endure while putting it on the line for their country. What about pre-deployment and post-deployment? What about dealing with the reality of conflict and survival? What about the “mission” of returning home? Dr. Hall has provided answers to these and other relevant questions in this book. Have a look."
- Mark Mauzy, PhD
