“No one can totally prepare us for the emotional roller coaster deployments and reintegration brings, but this book will give you tools that will help the process immensely.” — Kathy Guzzon for Homefront United Network Life After Deployment captures the tender and moving stories of military families during their reunion. Service members and their spouses, parents, fiancées, and children share the joy and anxiety of homecoming, the adjustments of living together again, and how they coped with anger, depression, PTSD, injuries, grief, and other challenges. Some families had fairytale endings. Most worked hard to rebuild their relationships after much time and change. A few suffered great losses. These military families talk candidly about what their experience was really like, offering hope and advice to others who walk this journey. The new edition of this important work features additional stories from all active duty and national guard serve branches as well as up-to-date information from more recent conflicts. First Lady of the Marine Corps Recommended Reading List
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Military Writers Society of America – Gold Medal, Best Reference “…a must have for today’s military families facing deployments.” — Alanna Schmidtke, North Dakota National Guard family support “I felt so guilty for a lot of the emotions I’d had during my husband’s deployment and reunion. And now, we are going through it all again with our son. It’s such a comfort to find out I’m not alone! I was incredibly touched by these stories. Thank you so much for blessing us with this book, your keen insights, and amazing honesty.” —Julie LaBelle, military wife and mom About the Author: Karen Pavlicin is an award-winning author and a dynamic international speaker known for her practicality, inspirational insight, and sense of humor. Her challenging yet positive experiences during her Marine husband’s many deployments, and her volunteer work with military families, inspired her to write Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families and lead military family workshops. She wrote Life After Deployment: Military Families Share Reunion Stories and Advice to help with the many challenges military families face during their reunions. In 2019, Military Spouse magazine named her the "Godmother of the Milspouse Book Movement" for her work representing the voices and stories of military families. | 
