Coping with Disaster and Crisis in Your Marriage

Every marriage will go through times of crisis. Some marriages will be strengthened by a crisis, others will be destroyed. Some tough times come from the big turning points in our lives such as a death in the family, loss of a job, serious illness, natural disaster, or a child in trouble with the law.

Marriage experts recommend that if you are one of the stressed married couples who survived natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, floods, etc. that you make time to reconnect with one another.

There are lots of articles written about disaster preparedness, but what happens to a marriage relationship after the headlines? Here's how to be there for one another, how to cope with the devastation you see around you, dealing with the inevitable changes coming your way, and some of the practical aspects of surviving a disaster.

Aside from being there for one another, the two of you will have to deal with the aftermath of a disaster. There will be important practical decisions that you must make together.

What the two of you should do and not do when coping with a crisis.

After surviving Hurricane Katrina, Loren is looking for a way to reduce the stress, frustration, and tension that is in her marriage and life now.

Natural disasters and unexpected circumstances in life can call couples to offer temporary lodging to their friends and extended family.

Studies show that after Hurricane Andrew there were more divorces and more domestic violence reports.

Here is a listing of SAMHSA's articles on coping with disasters and trauma.