E.206 First Responder Marriages: Bridging the Gap

Resilience Development in Action

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Steve Bisson welcomes Cyndi Doyle, licensed professional counselor, retired police spouse, and founder of Code for Couples, to discuss the unique challenges faced by first responder relationships and strategies for building resilience.
• Meeting Cyndi Doyle - licensed professional counselor specializing in first responder relationships for over 20 years
• Understanding the "married but single" phenomenon that many first responder spouses experience
• Recognizing grief in relationships when expectations don't match reality
• How hypervigilance affects communication and connection at home
• The importance of perspective-taking to reduce resentment
• Standing in your partner's shoes to understand their experience
• Changing the narrative we tell ourselves about our relationships
• Finding gratitude amid the challenges of first responder life
• How unspoken traumas create both protection and distance
• Learning to listen rather than just hear your partner
Find Cyndi Doyle at code4couples.com

On social media @code4couples

Get her book "Hold the Line: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Law Enforcement Relationship" at any online retailer.
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1. Introducing Resilience Development in Action (00:00:00)

2. Meet Cindy Doyle: Code for Couples (00:04:16)

3. When Marriage Meets First Responder Life (00:09:30)

4. Understanding Grief in First Responder Relationships (00:18:16)

5. Hypervigilance and Its Impact on Marriages (00:23:42)

6. Perspective Taking: Standing in Their Shoes (00:34:19)

7. Wrapping Up: Resources and Final Thoughts (00:41:07)