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The optimist's guide to divorce : how to get through your breakup and create a new life you love / Suzanne Riss & Jill Sockwell.

by Riss, Suzanne.

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Workman Publishing, 2016.

Divorced women -- Life skills guides.

Divorce -- Psychological aspects.

9780761187424 (pbk.)

x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"I don't" -- The kids: handle with care -- Law & disorder -- Temporary chao$ -- Place to call home -- The ex files: communicating 101 -- Your ex and the warm body replacement -- The golden key: acceptance -- It's an inside job -- Finding peace of mind -- Your TLC action plan -- Write your own happy ending -- Guide to gorgeous -- Happily ever after . . . with yourself -- Socializing again: the scarlet D -- Drinks @ 8; time to date -- Create your own community.

"Close to 50 percent of marriages fail, leading to about 1.5 million divorces a year in the United States. But for Suzanne Riss and Jill Sockwell, who've been there and done that, there's no comfort in statics, only community. Community is the one thing that can turn the shattering experience of divorce into a tolerable one-and, finally, a positive one. The authors offer that in this inspiring book. This is the girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide that belongs in the hands of every one of those 1.5 million divorcing women. It draws on real women's experiences - not only the authors' but ten other women from the support group the authors started who all share their stories, insights, and wisdom. The section called Deal focuses on what readers need to know right away - including how to tell the kids, confront the financial issues, figure out where to live, find legal help, and emotionally get through the day. From there it moves to Heal, which helps readers work through their anger, loss, and sadness and develop an action plan for the future. And, finally, Reveal, when it's time to celebrate the hard work and a new, stronger self, because the best time to find yourself is after losing him. Direct, warm, friendly, humorous, it's the book that will get every reader into a better relationship with the one person she'll be with for the rest of her life - herself"--Provided by publisher.

Sockwell, Jill.

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