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Shock Waves
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Shock Waves: A Practical Guide to Living with a Loved One’s PTSD
Author: Cynthia Orange
About the Book
When someone you love is living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the effects ripple outward like shock waves—impacting spouses, partners, children, and entire families. Once associated primarily with combat veterans, PTSD is now recognized as a response to a wide range of traumatic experiences: abuse, assault, accidents, disasters, terrorism, and more.
In Shock Waves, Cynthia Orange offers a compassionate, practical guide for family members who feel powerless in the face of their loved one’s pain. Drawing from her personal experience, research, expert advice, and interviews with survivors and families, Orange helps readers understand PTSD symptoms, manage co-occurring issues like substance abuse, respond to rage and violence, find professional help, and protect children from secondary trauma. Each chapter includes reflective questions and exercises to help readers apply these tools in their daily lives.
Why You’ll Love It
- A clear, user-friendly resource for families and partners of those with PTSD
- Offers both understanding and actionable strategies for daily life
- Helps families cope with substance abuse, anger, and secondary trauma
- Encourages resilience, boundaries, and healing for everyone involved
Who It’s For
- Spouses, partners, and family members of individuals with PTSD
- Friends and caregivers seeking to better support loved ones
- Professionals working with trauma-affected families
- Anyone impacted by the ripple effects of PTSD in relationships
About the Author
Cynthia Orange is an award-winning author and journalist who has written extensively on addiction, recovery, parenting, and post-traumatic stress disorder. She co-facilitates a caregivers’ support group and, alongside her husband—a Vietnam combat veteran—frequently speaks on the effects of trauma and war. Her hundreds of published articles and contributions to works like Today’s Gift reflect her deep commitment to supporting families through challenges with honesty, compassion, and practical wisdom.
Reviews & Praise
- “A compassionate, much-needed resource for families living in the shadow of trauma.”
- “Cynthia Orange brings clarity, empathy, and practical tools to one of the most difficult journeys a family can face.”
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