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Off the Shelf: Conversations with Authors of Children’s Books
The Family Development Early Intervention team is always on the look-out for quality children’s books that help address some of the unique needs of military children. Seth Kastle Used with subject’s...
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Caregivers of Veterans with “Invisible” Injuries
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) together have often been called the “signature, invisible” injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. PTSD is defined as the...
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Meaning… Less: A Glimpse into Moral Injury
Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT Flickr[DN-ST-91-05864 by Expert Infantry, February 21, 2011, CCO]Michelle is a wife and a mother of two boys. She has served two tours in Iraq. On the last week of her last tour...
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Can Good Really Come from Bad? Understanding Posttraumatic Growth
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT Pixabay[Sunset Sky, January 4, 2014, by Adina Voicu]Most of us know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at this point. We may have heard about it in relation to the...
View Article“Confessions of a Caregiver” with Nikki Stephens
Check out our newest blog series, ‘Confessions of a Caregiver,’ coming out this Friday, March 10, featuring military caregiver, Nikki Stephens. Nikki is a dual caregiver to her husband, Marine Corps...
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The Dual Caregiver: Juggling Caring for Wounded Warrior & Child with Special...
Article written by Nikki Stephens, military caregiver and blog contributor on the “Confessions of a Caregiver” series. As I sit in what happens to be THE nicest waiting room I’ve ever been in at a VA...
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The Dual Caregiver: Grief and Loss
Grief and loss – makes you think of death, right? It might remind you of a time you mourned for a loved one who passed away, or the feeling you get when you think of a friend, or family member that...
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PTSD and Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships
By Jay Morse & Heidi Radunovich, PhD Creative Commons [Flickr, Argument, January 1, 2009]Military deployment can lead to challenges in maintaining healthy relationships with spouses or partners....
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Promising IPV Offender Interventions
By Jay Morse & Heidi Radunovich, PhD Creative Commons [Flickr, Battling PTSD, May 24, 2010]In a recent blog, we highlighted a study conducted by Dr. Taft and colleagues establishing the link...
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June Caregiving Webinar: The Value of Respite for Caregivers
Remember to join the MFLN Military Caregiving team for our upcoming, monthly professional development webinar on, ‘The Value of Respite for Family Caregivers.’ Event details are below. Time: 11:00...
View ArticleChaplain’s Advice on Responding to Severe Stories from Warriors
“We practice how to tap into emotions and use it to help us understand and reflect back to the Service Member.” – Captain David Reedy, U.S. Air Force Chaplain As a caregiver, your service member may...
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Partners’ Perceptions of PTSD Symptoms
By Jay Morse & Heidi Radunovich, PhD Creative Commons [Flickr, I Against I, January 1, 2012]Recently, two researchers from Virginia Tech [1] examined factors related to reintegration stress from...
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Upcoming Caregiver Webinar: Building Trust & Credibility with Clients
Remember to join the MFLN Military Caregiving team for our upcoming, monthly professional development webinar on, ‘Empowering Those We Help: Building Trust and Credibility.’ Event details are below....
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Military Caregiving Webinar: Going to College & Transition Planning for Those...
Mark your calendars for our upcoming September MFLN Military Caregiving professional development webinar on, Going to College: A Guide to Transition Planning for Those with Disabilities. Event deals...
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A time of military family transition: Talking with Kids about PTSD- An...
The Military Families Learning Network (MFLN) Family Transitions concentration area recognizes that military families experience an endless number of changes or transition points throughout their...
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A New Way of Conquering PTSD?: US Army Research on Anesthetic Injection
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT Pixabay[Patch by ulleo, May 18, 2017, CCO]While we all experience some level of stress after a traumatic event, what distinguishes PTSD is long-lasting symptoms that don’t...
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Resource Discovery| Mobile App: PTSD Coach
By: Bari Sobelson, MS, LMFT Image from US Department of Veterans Affairs[PTSD Coach Mobile App]June is PTSD Awareness Month and in its honor, we would like to share this great app created by the VA’s...
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Resource Discovery: Community Provider Toolkit
The Community Provider Toolkit was launched by the National Center for PTSD and Veterans Affairs with the goal to support behavioral health providers serving Veterans in their communities. This...
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Counseling through Comfort: Utilizing Restorative Yoga for Rest,...
By: David Lee Sexton, Jr. Pixabay[Yoga Zen by GDJ , 2017, CC0]Meet Adrienne Baggs Adrienne Baggs earned a Ph.D. in Counseling, but she prefers to help people process their emotions through yoga rather...
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Upcoming Caregiver Webinar: Building Trust & Credibility with Clients
Remember to join the MFLN Military Caregiving team for our upcoming, monthly professional development webinar on, ‘Empowering Those We Help: Building Trust and Credibility.’ Event details are below....
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