Ask Dr. Gina

Everyone celebrates the homecoming. Few people talk about the weeks after, when two people who love each other suddenly feel like strangers. In this episode, Dr. Regina Ransom, a U.S. Navy veteran, talks about what really happens to military couples after deployment, and how both partners can find their way back to each other.

You'll learn:

• Why reintegration is often harder than the deployment itself
• How roles, routines, kids, and intimacy shift after time apart
• What the service member and the partner at home each need
• Signs it's more than adjustment, and where to get support
• A simple "reintroduction" conversation to reconnect this week

Have a question about love or marriage? Send it through Fan Mail and it may be answered on a future episode. Learn more at adeeperus.com.

A Deeper Us is for education and encouragement and is not a substitute for counseling. If you are a veteran or service member in crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Military OneSource: 800-342-9647.

Not sure where your relationship stands? Take the free 3-minute quiz: Are We Stuck, or Starting Over? https://nbfc-couples-quiz.netlify.app/

Ready to reconnect? The 30-Day Reconnection Plan, 15 minutes a day for couples: https://stan.store/newbirthfamilycounseling/p/the-30day-reconnection-plan

Want months of progress in days? Learn about private couples intensives with Dr. Ransom at adeeperus.com