by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
MANHATTAN - Kansas State University trauma specialist, Briana Nelson Goff, explores the effects of war deployment and trauma on military couples in her newest book, "Bulletproof Vows: Stories of Couples Navigating Military Deployments and Life's Battles."
The book shares the experiences of eight Army couples, who were stationed at either Fort Riley or Fort Leavenworth, both in Kansas.
The couples and families share their highlights and resiliency, before, during and after deployments over a ten year period, from their initial interviews in 2005 to their final interviews in 2015.
"Everyone who has served — and anyone who loves someone who has served — knows that war changes people, whether overseas or back at home," said Nelson Goff. "These couples survived the deployments and navigated life's battles, forging bulletproof vows along their extraordinary journeys."
"Bulletproof Vows: Stories of Couples Navigating Military Deployments and Life's Battles" was published Jan. 16, 2023, through New Degree Press and is available here.
For more information about the book and to join the Bulletproof Vows community, visit the Bulletproof Vows Facebook page.
Briana Nelson Goff has more than 30 years of trauma research, and is a professor of applied human sciences in the K-State College of Health and Human Sciences.