Divorce, 6 Ways to Get Through the Bad Times for Good [Paperback]

Mary Ann Salerno (Author), Jack Williamson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

This book is all about Divorce Recovery. The foundation of this divorce recovery book is The Divorce Change Cycle™. It is a helpful map for the 6 ways to get through the bad times of divorce...for good. It makes clear that the pain and anxiety a divorcing person is experiencing are feelings others have been through before and oversome. It is an easily understood model that can immediately show you where you have been, where you are, and where you can go in this divorce recovery.

Each chapter coordinates with one of the 6 predictable and sequential stages of The Divorce Change Cycle™. It includes practical insights and life strategies for getting through the bad times of divorce... for good.

This book contains approaches Divorce Recovery from a man's point of view -- and from a woman's point of view -- separately. There are literally two sides to the book: [For Men] and [For Women]

For Men: Rarely has anything been written by a man for men facing the throes of separation and divorce. Men, have to deal with divorce survival issues dealing with women, kids, money, power, control, work, sex, lawyers, recovery and emotions like fear, guilt, pain, anger, loneliness, depression - the list can go on and on. This side of the book speaks about these and other experiences and feelings of divorcing men, through the voices of many men.

The male reader will discover he is not alone in his painful and fearful trauma of divorce. He will discover how to chart his own way by learning from other men who understand - men willing to speak up. He will learn how to spring back from divorce as a better rather than as a bitter man For Women: [Mostly for Women] tells women's side of the divorce story, the expressions and experiences, the pain, the indecision and the tenacity it takes to get through the bad times... for good.

This book can give you insight, practical skills and strategies to help you understand how to make it through this ordeal - to land on your feet as an emotionally, mentally and spiritually safer, stronger and more confident woman.

The Divorce Cycle™ is a model that can immediately show you where you have been, where you are and where you can go in this divorce experience. By the time you finish reading through each of the six predictable and sequential stages, you will easily be able to identify which stage you are currently in and then be able to work your way through the rest of The Divorce Change Cycle™.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Inused with practical insight and compassion, this book will help guide both men and women successfully through their divorce experiences." -- John Gray, PH.D. Author of Men are from Mars, Women Ae from Venus

Remarkable, practical, and powerful -- a damn fine book! -- Terry Hershey, Author,

Salerno and Williamson provide readers with an abundance of clearly defined and compelling coping strategies." -- Dr, Lynn W. Brallier; Director, Stress and Health Management Center; Washington, DC; Author

From the Publisher

Bridge Builder Media became interested in this project when our staff realized the uniqueness of this book's approach to divorce recovery. We like the fact, that unlike many divorce books, Salerno and Williamson do not bash the opposite gender. The stories, quips and quotes make this book an emotionally circular experience; some laughts, some tears, some should's and should not's and all else. While not it's primary purpose, serendipitously, this book is a bridge buider between men and women - providing perspective and insight into each other's experiences. By identifying the sequential and predicatable stages of the divorce experience, these authors demonstrate how both sexes become whole again. It is a helpful and hopeful guide for people stuck in the painful throes of divorce, a way out of resentment and bitterness. This book has created a practical and easily undertandable roadmap for both women and men who want to emerge from their divorce experiences as better rather than bitter people.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Bridge Builder Media (January 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0963895931
• ISBN-13: 978-0963895936
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,926,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Divorce: 6 ways to get through the bad times for good, February 13, 2001

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Maureen (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divorce, 6 Ways to Get Through the Bad Times for Good (Paperback)

Wow! This is the most helpful and practical book on Divorce I've read. And God knows I've read as many Divorce books as diets I've been on. This is an easy read and yet it goes deep. I cried through the first half and smiled the rest of the way. This is first one I've seen that doesn't bash either the male or female gender. It creates a welcome approach to understanding--and it's about time.

This is a must read for people who are serious about putting a smile back on their faces and boltstering their self-esteem in healthy ways.

I'm passing this book on to 2 of my friends going through divorce, one male and one female.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Divorce 6 ways to get through the bad times for good, March 25, 2001

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This review is from: Divorce, 6 Ways to Get Through the Bad Times for Good (Paperback)

I read very few books--unless they're about golf or business. But this one grabed me. It makes sense and gets to the point quickly. As a divorcing man I thought many of my thoughts and feelings were unique to me. Some of my behavior has been destructive. I've never met the authors but they must know me somehow because my experience and feelings are in every chapter. It's been a big load off my mind to know I'm not alone in how I've been reacting to messy divorce. But now I'm learning how I can do much better. It's like my friend threw me a life raft when he told me to take a look at this book. This is the best help I've received since the bad times of my divorce began almost 9 months ago.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected, July 1, 2001

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Robert Bushman (Rockville MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divorce, 6 Ways to Get Through the Bad Times for Good (Paperback)

I expected this would be a good book when I first picked it up, but it turned out to be way better than I expected. It's written with the savvy and competence which you expect from such professionals, but without the hard edge. It's got lots of real heart. Where they go beyond is in creating for me the clear sense of their compassionate understanding as well as in offering concrete ways for constructive and healthy resolution. It's really very positive. I also very much appreciated the design of the book, which made it very accessible and easy to read and use. Totally first class in every way.