When War Comes Home: Christ-centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans (Bridges to Healing Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439208905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Gayle Sollfrank said Hands down the BEST resource out there for spouses of military veterans. Hands down the BEST resource out there for spouses of military veterans. If you are married to a military vet - active or retired - please, please get this resource and work through it. It bares the soul, connects stories, and brings hope. Most importantly, please do not give up on your military vet. They need you more than they are able to say.. "Great Purchase" according to Review101. Purchased this for my sister in law. She read the whole thing and called and said it was of great beneft to her in being caregiver of disabled veteranThanks for publishing this type of book.much needed in our society. People need to know this book is written Amazon Customer This gave me tools and insight I had been needing to find for a very long time. I recommend it for wives of soliders, even if they were not combat soliders. I am so thankful for this book.
. For his first fifteen years he ministered with Athletes in Action, competing in the decathlon and achieving All-American honors. In 1991 he founded “Disciplemakers International,” a Campus Crusade ministry dedicated to training disciplemakers worldwide. Drawing on his training and experience in research and writing he wrote The Combat Trauma Healing Manual in 2007 (with the research assistance of his wife, Rahnella) for troops returning from war zones with traumatic stress – a companion manual to When War Comes Home. About the Author Chris is a graduate of Colorado State University in Biological Sciences and has been on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ since 1974. Since 2005 he has been the Military Ministry’s Associate National Director of Disciplemaking. During that period he wrote Personal Disciple
Insights from the medical and counseling community are wrapped in biblical principles and combined with the shared experiences of wives who are veterans of their own husbands’ PTSD struggles. The book guides wives to: 1) understand what happened to her husband – spiritually, psychologically and physiologically; 2) understand how her husband’s trauma symptoms are affecting her; 3) learn how to deal positively with grief, loss and forgiveness issues associated with her husband’s PTSD; 4) learn how to build her own “healing place,” develop her support network and know when and how to find physical safety; 5) understand and focus on her true identity in Christ; 6) recognize the real enemy and how to fight the spiritual war she and her family are engaged in; 7) learn how she can contribute to her husband’s healing environment; 8) learn how to construct a safe, healthy environment for her children; and 9) understand the process of moving on to a “new normal.”. When War Comes Home: Christ-centered Healing for Wives of Combat Veterans offers spiritual comfort and practical, Christ-centered solutions for wives of combat veterans struggling with the hidden wounds of war ranging from reintegration challenges to potentially devastating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). These are solutions for the “Secondary Trauma” she is experie
Drawing on his training and experience in research and writing he wrote The Combat Trauma Healing Manual in 2007 (with the research assistance of his wife, Rahnella) for troops returning from war zones with traumatic stress – a companion manual to When War Comes Home. Since 2005 he has been the Military Ministry’s Associate National Director of Disciplemaking. Chris is a graduate of Colorado State Un