Parenting Divorce

When writer Catherine Deveny faced the end of a 17-year relationship with the father of her children, she had no idea what lay on the other side of the months of tumult—she just knew she had to create space for a new life. But this wasn’t the first time Deveny had taken a plunge into the unknown or let go of conventional assumptions. In True North, she shares how she emerged from an oppressive Catholic upbringing in working-class Reservoir, found her tribe in Fitzroy’s share houses in the '80s and learnt to live life on her own terms.

From her hospital bed, 99-year-old Isobel Howard recalls her unexpected friendship with Cathryn, a childless, Chicago-born heiress who shunned her family, attended art school and married an Irishman with no pedigree. During the summer of 1936, the women find themselves alone in Cypress, MN, a mining town on the edge of a glacier-fed lake. Isobel is the wife of a tailor, mother of three young children and a milliner by training.

Wie können Eltern und Kinder gestärkt aus einer Trennung hervorgehen? Wie gelingt es, gemeinsam die richtigen Weichen für die ganze Familie zu stellen, wenn man noch mit den eigenen verletzten Gefühlen zu kämpfen hat? Die erfahrene Familienpsychologin Marianne Nolde hat mit vielen Trennungsfamilien gearbeitet und selbst eine Scheidung erlebt. Sie weiß, worauf es ankommt, damit Eltern und Kinder diese einschneidende Zeit gut verkraften.

Vickie’s parents divorced when she was only nine years old, wedging her in the middle of a dispute many kids face every day. It still remains one of the toughest times of her life. As she shares parts of herself and other people’s experiences, she hopes you will be better prepared to make good choices for your children. Please Don’t Divorce Me is candidly written as a parent’s guide from a child’s perspective in hopes of fostering a healthy transition and minimizing hurt for what is already a difficult time in a child’s life.

You do not marry expecting divorce, yet here you are. The end of a marriage can be one of the most traumatic experiences of your life - eroding your sense of self, undermining your stability, and shattering your vision of what life was supposed to be. In this state of hurt, tension, and hostility, you might feel like finding peace and healing is a far-off dream. But it’s not. It’s possible now, despite the chaos. Navigating Divorce with a Peaceful Heart masterfully interweaves mindfulness practices, practical tools, powerful perspective shifts, and neuroscience to help you.

Von der ersten Begegnung an wissen Clara und Elias, dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind. Schlagartig ändert sich alles: Elias kann nicht länger verdrängen, dass er mit seiner Freundin in einem falschen Leben steckt. Und Clara begreift, dass es Zeit wird, das selbst gewählte Alleinsein aufzugeben. Doch da sind der Altersunterschied und ihre nicht bewältigten Schuldgefühle nach dem Tod ihres Mannes.

After the death of his brother and the sudden end of his marriage, and after his ex-wife moved to another state leaving him alone with their two young children, Dan Glick embarked on single fatherhood in an unusual way: he took his kids on a journey around the world. The idea was to go see some of the world's rare life forms before they disappeared from the planet, and to do it before the kids themselves would grow up and chart their own paths.

In September 2002, Ken left his home and drove to the Grand Canyon to kill himself. The only life he'd ever known was little more than a shambles. He'd lost his wife and now he realized that he really couldn't live without her. His choices were to either continue facing it with self-destruction, drugs, and booze, or...a running start and a jump over the edge to end it all. Ken's story is filled with dysfunctional families, love found and lost, breakups, breakdowns, and remarkable hope. It's the true story of a man without love and too destroyed to think he deserves love.

Are you feeling stuck because your divorce would upset and disappoint your very traditional Indian parents? You probably deeply want your parents’ blessing and support so you can leave this marriage. The good news is that you don’t have to figure this out on your own! Author, motivational speaker, and certified divorce coach Cindy Gunraj went through this same experience and successfully deepened her parental relationship.

Break free from chaos and protect your peace—no matter how long dysfunction has ruled your co-parenting journey. Struggling to co-parent with a narcissistic ex? Feeling drained by conflict, manipulation, and concern for your kids? This empowering guide offers a lifeline.

Este libro habla de las múltiples incertidumbres y confusiones que los padres divorciados tienen en relación con sus hijos: cómo ayudarlos a superar este proceso, cómo decirles que se divorciarán, de qué forma organizarán la convivencia de los hijos con cada uno de los padres y el resto de la familia, el manejo del dinero, cuándo y cómo es aconsejable iniciar una nueva relación de pareja y la forma en la que harán frente a los múltiples cambios que inevitablemente suceden en las rutinas y el cuidado de los hijos.

The most comprehensive and recent statistics regarding the proportion of married individuals that have engaged in extramarital sex shows that in a national sample of over 3000 adults, 25 percent of men and 15 percent of women reported having sex with someone other than his or her spouse while married. The negative consequences of infidelity include loss of trust, damaged self-esteem, disruption to other relationships such as relationships with children, friends, or parents, financial consequences, suffering from emotional problems, and divorce.

Vanessa and Luke met in college. Young and ambitious, they fell in love, married, bought a house in the suburbs, and created a perfect family. He worked tirelessly to advance his career, so she could stay home with the children and manage their busy household. For fifteen years, they built a network of friends, family traditions, and an amazing life together. Everything was going great until it wasn't. Now, they are facing a very painful divorce and a custody battle over two children both parents adore.

Where the Change Happens is a story about developing specific areas in life after divorce. Purpose and meaning? Who's thinking about that when doing what "everyone else is," or what you think you should, without clarifying why that's what you want? See how focusing on habits and being intentional about who's in your extended network impacts relationships. The community benefits when we're happier and contributing with purpose in line with our values.

Steve and Kirsten Beckwith shared 26 years together. There was the bliss of courtship, the contentment of marriage, and the love of parenthood—then anger, spite, unforgivable damage. When Steve dies suddenly of colon cancer, he leaves Kirsten saddled with his debts of $1.5 million. As she fights toward recovery, she begins to receive communications from Steve in the afterlife that lead her on an unexpected path to forgiveness.

On an island on the coast of Cornwall, cut off from the mainland by the tides for most of the day, 13 old friends meet at Tregowan Castle for a weekend of revelry. By the next evening, only 12 are still alive. Amongst them is a killer—but who? As a storm traps them on the island and past betrayals and grievances are revealed, nerves fray and friendships begin to fracture. But with no escape and no way of calling for help, it’s only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. And when everyone is keeping secrets, anybody could be the next victim.

Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to the PTWM blog and Facebook page purely because Rachaele is genuine and incredibly honest and has created a supportive online community where parents (and non-parents) can go for respite. Her message is clear: not everyone is a perfect mum with a nice house, a steady marriage and 2.5 children. We lead messy, complicated lives. For Rachaele, blogging is about shining a light on very real ups and downs (from having fun with your beautiful kids and watching them grow to meltdowns, domestic violence, bullying and more).

A pesar de lo devastador que puede ser un divorcio o la pérdida de una pareja, esta obra te ayuda a ver las bondades de afrontar la realidad y empezar a construir un futuro posible cuando todo parece perdido. A partir de su experiencia personal y profesional, echando mano de la psicoterapia Gestalt, la terapia corporal, el método Pathwork, el enfoque sistémico transgeneracional y la bioenergética, la autora te brinda orientación sobre los caminos que puedes seguir para recuperar el equilibrio perdido, evitar que quedes atrapado en el sufrimiento y continuar con tu crecimiento individual.

“You can waste vast amounts of money by hiring the wrong lawyer while engaging in a high conflict divorce. Newman shows people the playbook and provides real tactics for breaking up in a more humane fashion.” —Alec Baldwin, actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author The definitive...

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