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Families & Relationships

Service is rarely experienced by one person alone. Partners, children, parents and communities often adapt alongside those who serve, carrying their own stories, strengths and challenges.

This collection explores how occupational cultures ripple through relationships and family life, and how understanding those shared experiences can help us build stronger connections, healthier transitions and greater compassion.

Why this matters

Families are often the unseen context in which service is lived. While much attention has been given to those who wear the uniform, less has been paid to the people who live alongside them. Understanding these shared experiences helps us move beyond individual transition and towards a more relational understanding of wellbeing.

Start with these reflections

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Military Legacy: A Daughter's Perspective

A personal reflection on growing up in a military family and the lasting legacy of service across generations.

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Beyond the Veteran: The Children We Rarely Ask

 

Exploring whether adult children of veterans represent an overlooked voice in military family research.

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What Gets Passed On?

Reflecting on how military service shapes family life and the adaptations that can ripple across generations.

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Adaptation & Learning

Exploring how people adapt to demanding environments and the strengths those adaptations create.​

Awareness & Practice

Exploring awareness, contemplative practice and psychological flexibility.​

Identity & Belonging

Understanding how our experiences shape who we are and where we feel we belong.

Recalibration

Supporting flexibility without losing the strengths developed through service.​​

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The Aftershock Project is an evolving body of work. If you'd like to receive new reflections, research updates and stories as they're published, I'd love to keep in touch.

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