Parenting Divorce

On July 13, 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson of Kinston, North Carolina, went to pick up her two toddler sons. It would be the last time she was seen alive. Laura's ex, Grant Hayes - the father of her two sons - and his wife, Amanda, the mother of his newborn daughter, both pointed the finger at each other as the one guilty of murdering Laura, cutting up her body, and then transporting and disposing of the remains on the shores of Oyster Creek, Texas.

At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had changed irredeemably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth or as logical as we'd like to believe.

In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk’s marriage of 10 years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters. She discovers previously unknown strengths and freedoms, but also finds herself suddenly vulnerable to outsiders, unwelcome advice, social displacement, and the absence of a clear authority. The pressure to reconstruct a “normal” life for her daughters competes with the sense that nothing feels normal at all.

Separation and divorce can be a grueling experience. Spouses who once loved each other can be swept up by an adversarial system where they declare war on each other, forgetting all that was good between them and disregarding the needs of their children. It doesn't have to be that way. When Cate Cochran and her ex-husband’s marriage failed, they tried an unusual arrangement to keep their family together.

Are you tired of feeling constantly on edge and walking on eggshells every time you interact with your co-parent? Imagine waking up every morning with the knowledge that you are capable of navigating triggers and manipulation with grace and confidence. This book is here to help. Unlike other resources that offer generic advice or empty promises, it’s designed specifically for co-parents like you who are dealing with narcissism.

Break Free from Toxic Relationships – Your essential guide to recognizing, confronting, and overcoming unhealthy relationships for a brighter, happier future. Feeling trapped in a cycle of self-doubt and emotional pain? Longing to reclaim your identity and live free from manipulation? Break Free from Toxic Relationships provides a powerful 4-Step Survivor’s Strategy—Recognize, Respond, Reclaim, and Rebuild—to help you heal and move forward after narcissistic and emotional abuse.

How would you feel if the person you had given your all to, left your life for and served faithfully, simply abandoned you? Would you be hurt? Would you be angry? Would you be confused? Or maybe even feel betrayed? Would you question whether you knew this person at all? Would you ask yourself, "Did I know him? Did he truly love me? Was he really who I thought he was?" And your answer may be, "I never knew him at all." This book observes the betrayal of Peter from a different perspective while also paralleling it with modern day relationships.

You had enough of her shit. You ran out of ways to make things right and now wonder if it’s even worth staying with her. She won’t admit it, but you think she is crazy or even a narcissist. She got you thinking you are crazy and everything is your fault. She’s so focused on being the victim, making you the bad guy. No matter what you do, it’s never good enough for her. She complains about everything but never takes responsibility for her actions. She won’t listen to you, nor will she change. She thinks you are the problem.

My Spouse Was Unfaithful provides biblical principles for handling this betrayal and confronting your spouse, and it offers a guide for working through a potential repentance and restoration process. While God doesn’t promise restoration with your spouse, he does promise to be with you and help you—whether your spouse chooses to repent or not. God can use this experience to draw you closer to him and bring greater good to your life.

Sensual, rebellious Anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband - and Russian high society - would condone, she is doomed. Set against the tragic love of Anna and Vronsky, the plight of the melancholy nobleman Konstantine Levin unfolds. In doubt about the meaning of life - a mirror of Tolstoy’s own spiritual crisis - Konstantine is haunted by thoughts of suicide.

In 2008, a study published in the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, Vol. 7, Issue 1, conducted by R.J. Bischoff, confirmed that communication is the key ingredient to relationship satisfaction and stability. This book empowers you with the tools to be your authentic self, develop the right attitude to attract the partner you deserve, and build the type of connection that will deepen and stabilize your relationship.

When a close friend had her husband leave, I made the commitment to speak with her for 90 straight days, telling her exactly what I wished someone had told me the moment my own wife walked out. Every morning, I'd send her an email with a story from my own "hellacious" experience, giving her something inspirational to focus on and an action step to get her from heartbroken back to thriving - as fast as possible. My goal was simple - to get her just a little bit stronger each and every day, and it worked. This book is those exact letters, compiled for you, with zero punches pulled.

Most people will find themselves going through a difficult time after a breakup. With the addition of shared custody, everything can swiftly become overwhelming. They may find themselves unable to move on positively as a result of their difficult ex, or they may be fulfilling their role as a parent while combating their ex on the side. This eventually leads to an inability to react constructively and block out one’s instincts after enduring years of gaslighting or abuse.

Divorce hurts! You or someone you know is living the pain. Where to go for help? Is the only option to suffer through changes alone? Bill Koontz, Paulette Liburd, and Dan Cox, authors of Divorce and Beyond: Finding Hope, Healing, and Growth, share with you how to deal with the many emotions and decisions involved in divorce and gain a long-lasting, positive effect.

On the evening of April 19, 2013, Samantha and Gianna Rucki disappeared. Two of five children born to David Rucki and Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, the teenage sisters vanished in the midst of their parents divorce. The girls father, David Rucki, worked tirelessly with law enforcement to search day and night for his two missing daughters, following every lead while raising three remaining children at home. Their mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, used her newfound freedom to vacation around the world, abandoning her children.

Learn proven steps and strategies on how to to get your ex back fast! If you tried calling or texting your ex and doing your best to convince them that you are the perfect person for their life, there is a strong chance that you are driving them further away from you, and you may not achieve the intentions you had in mind in the long run. If you want to succeed and get your ex back, you should first change your mentality. This audiobook provides a proven approach in teaching you how to do this. You will learn how to get your loved one back for good.

Men don't bring you happiness - you do. And being single is when it happens - learn how! Society and your mother, is always busy telling you that you need to find a good man, “Why can’t you find a good man like Julie did? She got a great guy. You’re not getting any younger you know!” The truth is that you don’t need to find a good man. Needing to find a guy puts you in a desperate frame of mind. Being desperate puts you in the wrong mindset for finding a great guy. If and when you do meet a guy, you will cling to him like saran wrap on a leftover pan of lasagna.

Blending Families responds to the need for a book that explores stepparenting by starting with the marriage as the central relationship in a new blended family unit. Just as you are better able to help your child in an airplane emergency if you put your oxygen mask on first, you are better able to blend two families if you take care of the marriage first.

If you are considering remarriage and want to do everything you can to ensure a happy and fulfilling union, turn to Ron Deal and the Smart Stepfamily series. This is the ideal book for engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a previous relationship, offering premarital counsel about how to prepare to blend family relationships, parenting, finances, rituals, and daily routines for your new life together.

The country's leading authority on fathers' rights, Jeffery M. Leving, presents a definitive how-to resource for divorced dads of any age, background, and marriage history. Leving offers targeted guidance and suggests techniques for staying connected with children and dealing with ex-wives - and in some cases a new girlfriend or the wife's new boyfriend - during the divorce and afterwards. This upbeat book offers good news for divorced dads and counters many of the myths that paint divorcing fathers as alienated, irresponsible, or absent.