Married to a First Responder? Why Home Feels So Hard — Series Recap

If you love a first responder or military man and home feels harder than it should — you're not crazy, and you're not alone. This is the best of my 4-part series, all in one place. Over four episodes of Love and Trauma: The Real Deal, I broke down what it's really like to be married to a first responder or military man — and what you can actually do about it. In this recap, I've pulled my favorite ten minutes from each episode so you can feel the heart of the whole series in one sitting. We cover:

• The 3 patterns that keep first responder & military marriages stuck
• Why the very thing that makes him incredible on the job makes connection feel unfamiliar at home
• How to read his nervous system instead of his words — and what to do when he ...