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In Harm's Way: Help for the Wives of Military Men, Police, EMTs, and Firefighters Paperback – September 1, 2005
Millions of American women live each day with a troubling question in the backs of their minds: Will my partner come home today? It's a fact of life when the individual with whom they share their lives is in the military, the police or fire department, or any other dangerous profession. Of course, these women carry on normal day-to-day lives, pursuing their own careers and raising their families. But the constant knowledge that the worst could happen at any time can cause them considerable emotional pain and certainly raises significant practical concerns about how to think about and plan for the rest of their lives. For every woman in this situation, this book is a much-needed source of information, comfort, and support.
The book opens with chapter-length discussions of how you can cope with the fear, anger, and loneliness you feel related to your partner's high-risk profession. It gives practical advice for dealing with each emotion separately. Next, the book takes up the practical aspects of life partnered with a man in a high-risk profession. These chapters deal with issues like sex and sexual deprivation, role overload, self-care, and children's fears and concerns. The book closes with a chapter about coping with your partner's return from a dangerous assignment. Whether your loved one has been away for an extended period of time or comes home every day depressed and exhausted, this chapter offers you ways to help yourself and your mate deal with emotional problems related to balancing high-risk work with family life.
- Print length184 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNew Harbinger Publications
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 2005
- Dimensions6 x 0.45 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101572244003
- ISBN-13978-1572244009
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- Publisher : New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition (September 1, 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 184 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1572244003
- ISBN-13 : 978-1572244009
- Item Weight : 9 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.45 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,583,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #678 in Military Families (Books)
- #50,693 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
- #130,475 in Social Sciences (Books)
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Aphrodite T. Matsakis, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert in trauma and relationships. Her books include:I Can't Get Over It!, Trust After Trauma, The Rape Recovery Handbook, Back From the Front: Combat Trauma, Love & Family, and most recently "Loving Someone with PTSD. Other specialities: communication skills, relationships, stress management, and women's and minority issues. She has counseled others for over 35 years, taught at several major universities; and has conducted numerous seminars. Visit www.matsakis.com for further information.
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This is a self help book strictly for the helping the wife not an explanation on your spouse's job and how to help him deal. If that is what you are looking for then this will be good either by using alone for self therapy or in addition to counselor therapy. If you are dealing with a lot of worry, fear or depression from your spouses job then this is a good place to start or even if you are a brand new spouse of a high-risk profession worker and have personal concerns. If it is a case where you are needing marriage or communication help than use this (for yourself) in addition to another book like " Getting the Love you Want" (for both)
If you are wanting an entailed explanation of specific high risk jobs and the stress that they deal with you will need to find another book, i.e. "I Love A Cop" for LEO wives