Market women in Africa go through cycles of jolts in their everyday activities. Studies on jolts about market women often focus on the individual market women with little or no consideration given to other family members. In effect, interventions often exclude these families who are equally not spared from the devastating effects of the crisis arising out of the jolts market women suffer. Against this background, the writers attempt to explore the psychosocial effects of jolts on market women and how they affect other family members who are connected to the afflicted individual. Having established some of the jolts market women go through in Ghana by earlier writers, it may be prudent to find out, to what extent these jolts affect market women themselves and their families. How do family members differentiate themselves from the crisis arising out of jolts? How do family members cope with the trauma and stressors resulting from these jolts? How can family members be empowered to deal with the crisis in ways that can improve the holistic well-being of the afflicted members?