Loving My Veteran

It's time we STOP the Statistics!!!!! 22 Veterans a Day Take Their Own Lives. 65% of Veteran Marriages Fail. That number increases to 78% for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. We need to stop Sweeping this Under the Rug!!!

Life with a Veteran isn't always easy. Many of us experience the same thing day after day. We often feel we are at the end of our rope. We can experience rage, the feeling we cannot do anything right, lack of emotion or intimacy, cannot communicate, shutting down, always feeling like we are doing something wrong and more. Today we will address some of these issues.

The conflict in the Middle East is creating a conflict for many Veteran's families in their living room. Many families are reporting that their Veteran has been acting different over the past few weeks, and have become more easily triggered or are shutting down. Some have even stated that their Veteran's nightmares have increased. How can we as loved ones prepare for the conflicts in our living rooms?

How do you see your relationship? What happens if your change your perspective and develop a new perspective? Today Stacy Hicks-DeMouth talks about how important it is to stop looking at your relationship as the way you perceive it and begin to look at it with a new perspective.

WARNING THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO MAY DIFFICULT FOR SOME PEOPLE. IT CONTAINS TALK OF SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Suicide and depression are very real. The numbers will keep increasing until we have an open and honest discussion. Today, Stacy will discuss these issues and the importance of learning to see things perception instead of our perception.

Join Melissa, Stacy, Stefanie and Denise as they talk about their relationship with their veterans. They will answer questions that many veteran spouses have, share the mistakes they made along the way and what they did to grow a healthy, happy, loving relationship with their veteran.

Many Veteran spouses and family members often find themselves saying, "I don't think I can do this". This week on Walking In My Shoes, Stacy Hicks-DeMouth shares a time in her relationship when she had those same feelings and what she did to overcome them to change her relationship with her veteran. Relationships with Veterans, especially those with PTSD, can be challenging. Veteran relationship expert and Life Coach, Stacy Hicks-DeMouth, helps veteran spouses and families develop the tools necessary to build a healthy, happy, loving relationship with your veteran. Subscribe to this channel to see more. Comment in the comments what other topics you would like to see covered. Share this video with Family and Friends. Follow Loving My Veteran on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. www.lovingmyveteran.com email lovingmyveteran@gmail.com

PTSD is different for everyone. The printouts or the pamphlets that you got do not begin to tell the real story about the challenges of living with PTSD

Being "Stuck", "In a Place" or other terms that our veterans use comes across as avoidance. Learning to understand their avoidance and how to deal with it can help us move forward.

Walking In My Shoes is real, raw insights and suggestions on how we can navigate living with someone with PTSD. It opens our eyes to look at PTSD through both the veteran's and caregiver's perspective.