Key Factors that Impact Your Odds of Marital Success
In a large sample of women with a 6% divorce rate, there are some key factors that can help us understand their unusually low rate of divorce. For example, when I asked them, “At what age or stage of...
View ArticleYou Do NOT have a 50% Chance of Divorce
The rate of divorce in America is 50% for first marriages. This does not mean that you have a 50% chance of divorce. Your odds might be much higher - or lower – than 50% depending on a number of key...
View ArticleFalling in Love is Like Smoking Crack Cocaine
The brain releases many of the same chemicals when people are falling in love and when they are smoking crack cocaine. This matters when it comes to decisions that affect every facet of our lives. The...
View ArticleDefining the Warrior Spirit
Based on more than a decade of walking with warriors, and the work of fellow authors like Karl Marlantes, Sebastian Junger, Steven Pressfield, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Josh Mantz, and Scott Huesing,......
View ArticleWho Is a Healer, Really?
A doctor, with many years of formal education and training, may or may not be a healer. In some cases, the way a doctor practices is the reason why a veteran drops out of treatment, never to return....
View ArticleWhat is a “Moral Injury?”
Based on more than a decade of walking with warriors in the trenches of mental warfare, I’ve observed that there are a number of fundamental paradoxes about the nature of moral injury that are not...
View ArticleAre Post-Traumatic Stress and Moral Injury the Same Thing?
Although they have some overlapping challenges, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Moral Injury are not the same thing. A service member or veteran may have PTS, Moral Injury, or both. The mental state of...
View ArticleIs Combat Trauma the Most Common Source of Trauma Among Warriors? (No, not...
Many people in society—including a fairly large number of therapists—seem to think that veterans come back traumatized by what they see and do in combat. The post Is Combat Trauma the Most Common...
View ArticleDeveloping a Culturally Respectful Approach to Firearms Safety Conversations
Many have emphasized the need for mental health providers to have effective, culturally respectful conversations with those they serve. This is especially true when it comes to emotionally loaded...
View ArticleThe Psychological Impact of the Surge in Mass Shootings
We’re experiencing a national trauma crisis. Can it change how we treat trauma? KEY POINTS Mass shootings are a collective trauma, regardless of where they occur. The psychological impact of these...
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