Parenting Divorce

Kate Reddy had it all: a nice home, two adorable kids, a good husband. Then her kids became teenagers (read: monsters). She's facing her 50th birthday; her mother and in-laws are in precarious health; and her husband is having a midlife crisis that leaves her desperate to restart her career after years away from the workplace. Kate is scrambling to keep all the balls in the air in a juggling act that an early review from the UK Express hailed as "sparkling, funny, and poignant...a triumphant return for Pearson."

A Couple's Guide to Happy Retirement is the most comprehensive audiobook devoted entirely to relationship issues in retirement. Not a treatise on money management this is a much-needed guide to the psychological aspects of retirement and how to make your retirement relationship happy, fruitful, loving, and successful.

It is difficult to get over a broken heart, and it can be even more difficult if you had a complicated or toxic relationship prior to your breakup. Getting over a crush can be equally tricky. In any of these cases, you may struggle with common issues like an inability to reign in your emotions and frequent self-critical thoughts.

Bailey and Jenna fall in love. They create a home and befriend their neighbour, a thirty-two-year-old junkie named Kylie. When Kylie falls pregnant, Bailey and Jenna become de-facto parents to a perfect baby boy. Then Bailey’s corporate career takes off, and he too becomes an addict – his drug of choice, corporate power. Will Bailey sell out his principles and let down those he loves for one more step up the corporate ladder? The Law of Happiness and Divorce is a black comedy about life and death – but mostly death.

Is it possible to find love again after a breakup, death, or divorce? At the end of a relationship, it can sometimes feel like the end of the world. Devastation, loneliness, and bitterness are some emotions that exist due to a breakup, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one. But in this compassionate guide, Dr. John Gray expresses that you will survive and tells you how to find love again.

Nada se compara con llegar a casa y recibir un beso lleno de cariño de nuestra pareja. Por nada del mundo cambiamos el momento en que decidimos, llenos de ilusión y emocionados vivir juntos. Pero es muy cierto que para mantener viva y poderosa la llama del amor es necesario mantenerse firmes durante las tormentas emocionales y navegar juntos para superar las adversidades.

There is a better way to move through divorce, one that does not destroy assets and relationships. Achieving a clean break is what everyone getting a divorce wants. Narrated by the author, Karen Stewart, Divorce the Fair Way is the answer so many divorcing couples have hoped for. Originally published in 2008 under the title Clean Break, this updated version will provide you with a step-by-step road map to navigate your divorce, regardless of what professional you work with.

Divorce is one of the most stressful life events encountered. Focusing on the man, this book covers the author's experiences in his divorce and gives practical advice on the pitfalls, and how to avoid them.

A unique companion to the challenging process of separation and divorce. When Sara Davison's marriage broke down, she felt as though her life was over. It took every ounce of her strength to deal with the daily roller coaster of raw emotions and the practical difficulties that make divorce one of life's most stressful experiences. Uncoupling is the guide Sara looked for - and couldn't find - at that time.

*Updated 2025 Edition *Introducing: Comprehensive, Effective Tips for Co-Parenting With A Covert NarcissistDid the abuse ramp up after the divorce? Is he making co-parenting a nightmare, or worse – are his actions affecting the children, too? Are you having trouble communicating with him while still respecting your boundaries? You’re feeling manipulated, angry, sad, and you might even still be grieving the loss of your marriage (which is totally normal!) – and this book is here to help. It includes COMPREHENSIVE tools reviewed by a mental health counselor that really work.

It’s a fact that the narcissist in your life doesn’t care about you. Dr. Judith Orloff said it best: “Narcissists have an empathy deficit disorder. They’re not capable of empathy as we know it.” As a result, they are more likely to engage in manipulative behaviors than to commit long-term. To the narcissist, you're nothing more than a source of attention, admiration, and praise. They need you to supply these things so that they can continue to support their inflated false sense of self.

If you’ve ever wanted to say, “I can’t do this anymore!” out of frustration with your marriage, you’re definitely not alone. In this practical and insightful guide, former divorce attorney Toni Nieuwhof shows that even if you feel disconnected or stuck in your troubled marriage - and worry about its impact on your kids - there is a way forward.

A writer from New Jersey, Stacie was in her early 30s when she found herself divorced and raising her two special-needs kids alone. She turned to writing as therapy. Her story is told through blog posts over the course of several years. The narrative begins with the joyful birth of Stacie's two children and follows their growth and development as typically developing infants, until the author's realization that her son and then her daughter were experiencing diverse symptoms of autism. The author describes the emotional turmoil of witnessing their struggle. Despite the author's pursuit of ...

Are you sick and tired of being triggered and punishing your partner while everyone around you seems to enjoy their relationships? You see, ridding yourself of retroactive jealousy doesn't have to be complicated, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. It's easier than you think. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, approximately 1 in 40 adults suffers from OCD. That is about 2.3 percent of the entire population of America. Your RJ is likely a form of OCD and can be evaporated with this empowering set of easy-to-use tools.

Some seasons of life can seem inordinately more difficult than one human should ever have to endure. For Brandi Wilson, this was the year when her husband of more than twenty years—and a megachurch pastor—walked away from her and her family, her church community dissolved, and her dreams and identity were shattered. Yet God transformed this heartbreaking, overwhelming year into an invaluable lesson on the gift of healing. Here Brandi vulnerably and beautifully tells her story of confronting grief and heartache head-on and learning how to grow from the pain.

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.

She never thought she'd fall for a younger man, but with Cee, it was so easy... There aren't enough hours in the day, and struggling single mom Jes just can't make it alone. Fortunately, a fantastic nanny just became available. Stacey is the perfect candidate: Young, college educated, glowing references... Trouble is, the nanny is a manny! The last thing Jes expects is a tall, muscular, handsome stranger on her porch looking for work as a nanny. The last thing Jess wants is a new man complicating her life. But Jes needs the help and there's no one better for the job than Stacey "Cee" Cook. ...

In any difficult relationship, whether professional, romantic, family, friendship, or some other type of relationship, there are two sides to the story. What if there was a way to rid any relationship from its dysfunction, even if you think you aren’t the cause of it? Seeing not just your role in the problem, but your ability to change the role of the other side of the equation is powerful. That’s the 50 75 100 solution. Learn how to be the source of the solution if you aren’t the source of the problem.

Fighting for Your Marriage is based on the widely acclaimed PREP approach (Prevention and Relationship Education Program). Research has found that couples who use these strategies can handle conflict more constructively, protect their happiness, and reduce the odds of breaking up. Based on more than forty years of evidence, this book shows couples how to talk more and fight less, protect their friendship, and keep the fun alive.

The causes of affairs illuminate the path of recovery and prevention. Affairs don’t happen in a vacuum. The decision to cheat is not a simple impulse. Most of the time, the decision represents the cumulative effects of many factors that have been either hidden or ignored. Our lack of knowledge about the causes of affairs is the leading cause of our failure to recover from them. This book offers the listener an in-depth understating of the individual, relationship, and environmental causes of infidelity.