2009 September | Healing Together for Couples

Archive for September, 2009

What Is Couple Psychological First Aid?

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Nationally and internationally, the most endorsed response in the first hours and weeks after a traumatic event is Psychological First Aid. Just as Medical First Aid is given immediately to a person to minimize injury ...

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Do Men and Women React Differently to Trauma?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A New York Times article on Jan. 7, 2005 reported on grieving parents in Sri Lanka who lost children in the Southeast Tsunami. It describes a couple. The mother, pictured with a group of women, is crying and talking about her daughters. The ...

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A “Safe Couple Place” in the Aftermath of Trauma

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Over the past 30 years as a couples therapist, I usually have met partners when they are suffering. Whether they have just been faced with a traumatic event or have struggled for years with chronic trauma and stress, they ...

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How Do Trauma Symptoms Make Sense?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

You wake at 5 a.m., unable to fall back to sleep. You notice that your partner has no patience for anything, including you. You find yourself dreading phone calls even from your closest friends. And you wonder: How can these reactions be ...

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Can Couples Survive Trauma?

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

We are all aware in the media as well as through personal contacts of relationships that seem to have failed in the aftermath of tragic loss, combat stress, natural disaster or trauma of some kind. It makes us wonder ...

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