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This study examines \u201cHero in the Living Room\u201d\u2014a community-based narrative intervention-as a mechanism for processing trauma and promoting resilience during the acute phase of conflict.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using a qualitative-phenomenological approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 65 participants: 25 active-duty soldiers and 40 civilians who hosted or attended the sessions. Data were analyzed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The findings reveal a dynamic of Reciprocal Healing underpinned by three psychosocial mechanisms: (1)\n                      <jats:italic>Narrative coherence<\/jats:italic>\n                      : soldiers utilized the audience to organize fragmented memories into a linear narrative, gaining social validation; (2)\n                      <jats:italic>From helplessness to agency<\/jats:italic>\n                      : civilians transitioned from passive spectators to an \u201cActive Container\u201d, engaging in a functional transformation of the domestic space into a therapeutic setting; and (3)\n                      <jats:italic>The Mutual defense alliance<\/jats:italic>\n                      : an emotional exchange occurred wherein soldiers provided a sense of physical security\/meaning, while the community offered psychological security and normalization.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study suggests that community-based narrative interventions serve as effective complementary tools to clinical therapy. 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