Kids are told, "it's for the best"--and one day, it may be. But right now, divorce is the worst. Frank but funny, Anastasia Higginbotham conveys the challenge of staying whole when your entire world, and the people in it, split apart. Exceptional in its child-centered portrayal, Divorce Is the Worst is an invaluable tool for families, therapeutic professionals, and divorce mediators struggling to address this common and complex experience.
"I have been through some of the worst of contentious divorce litigation," Alec Baldwin declares in A Promise to Ourselves. Using a very personal approach, he offers practical guidance to help others avoid the anguish he has endured. An Academy and Tony Award nominee and a 2007 recipient of Golden Globe, SAG, and Television Critics Association Awards for best actor in a comedy, Alec Baldwin is one of the best-known, most successful actors in the world. His relationship with Kim Basinger, the Academy Award–winning actress, lasted nearly a decade. They have a daughter named Ireland, and for a time, theirs seemed to be the model of a successful Hollywood marriage. But in 2000 they separated and in 2002 divorced. Their split---specifically the custody battle surrounding Ireland---would be the subject of media attention for years to come. In his own life and others', Baldwin has seen the heavy toll that divorce can take---psychologically, emotionally, and financially. He has been extensively involved in divorce litigation, and he has witnessed the way that noncustodial parents, especially fathers, are often forced to abandon hopes of equitable rights when it comes to their children. He makes a powerful case for reexamining and changing the way divorce and child custody is decided in this country and levels a scathing attack at what he calls the "family law industry." When it comes to his experiences with judges, court-appointed therapists, and lawyers, Baldwin pulls no punches. He casts a light on his own divorce and the way the current family law system affected him, his ex-wife, and his daughter, as well as many other families. This is an important, informative, and deeply felt book on a contentious subject that offers hope of finding a better way.
Seventy now-adult children of divorce give their candid and often heart-wrenching answers to eight questions (arranged in eight chapters, by question), including: What were the main effects of your parents' divorce on your life? What do you say to those who claim that "children are resilient" and "children are happy when their parents are happy"? What would you like to tell your parents then and now? What do you want adults in our culture to know about divorce? What role has your faith played in your healing? Their simple and poignant responses are difficult to read and yet not without hope. Most of the contributors--women and men, young and old, single and married--have never spoken of the pain and consequences of their parents' divorce until now. They have often never been asked, and they believe that no one really wants to know. Despite vastly different circumstances and details, the similarities in their testimonies are striking; as the reader will discover, the death of a child's family impacts the human heart in universal ways.
KoKo Bear Can Help Children * learn what divorce means * deal with changes in their everyday lives * talk about their feelings * recognize that their feelings are natural * be assured that their parents still love them and will take care of them * understand that divorce is not their fault
JOIN AWARD-WINNING PODCASTER ZIBBY OWENS OF MOMS DON’T HAVE TIME TO READ BOOKS ON A JOURNEY FILLED WITH FOOD, EXERCISE, SEX, BOOKS, AND MORE. It’s impossible to ignore how life has changed since COVID-19 spread across the world. People from all over quarantined and did their best to keep on going during the pandemic. Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast MomsDon’t Have Time to Read Books and a mother of four herself, wanted to do something to help people carry on and to give them something to focus on other than the horrors of their news feeds. So she launched an online magazine called We Found Time. Authors who had been on her podcast wrote original, brilliant essays for busy readers. Zibby organized these profound pieces into themes inspired by five things moms don’t have time to do: eat, read, work out, breathe, and have sex. Now compiled as an anthology named Moms Don’t Have Time To, these beautiful, original essays by dozens of bestselling and acclaimed authors speak to the ever-increasing demands on our time, especially during the quarantine, in a unique, literary way. Actress Evangeline Lilly writes about the importance and impact of film. Bestselling author Rene Denfeld focuses on her relationship with food after growing up homeless. Screenwriter and author Lea Carpenter and Suzanne Falter, author, speaker, and podcast host, focus on loss. New York Times bestselling authors Chris Bohjalian and Gretchen Rubin write about the importance of reading. Others write about working out, love and sex, eating and cooking, and more. Join Zibby on her journey through the winding road of quarantine and perhaps you, too, will find time.
Is your mind overwhelmed wondering how you will get through another day of your divorce? Are you fearful that your life post-divorce will always look like a struggle, especially as it relates to your relationship with your former spouse? Is there any hope for finding your way not only through this mess but beyond it?While your life is falling apart and your emotions are running wild, you crave a way to feel more centered and less burdened. The four practices in this book will put you back in control of creating wholeness and healing for you and your kids before, during, and after divorce. Divorce may mean the end of your marriage, but when children are involved, it doesn't mean the end of your relationship. You'll learn how to eliminate the divorcing mom's broken family narrative and make way for supportive, beautiful, two-address families that operate in ways that support and free both the kids and the adults in your family. You'll learn how to take back your own power, build a solid family structure independent of your former spouse's participation, and confidently move forward into what is next.Andrea Hipps, LBSW is a CDC(R) Certified Divorce Coach and CDC(R) Certified Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach who helps moms all along the divorce continuum resolve their divorce debris and create beautiful two-address families for their kids. Her practice helps divorcing moms prevent drama on the front end, rework the story they have now, and create a life they can feel at home in. As a leading contributor to our nation's divorce recovery conversation, she's been featured on various television shows and podcasts discussing how we can do divorce better for the sake of ourselves and our families.
The straight-talking guide to divorce by a seasoned family lawyer. The No-Nonsense Guide to Divorce: Getting Through and Starting Over is the straight-talking, reassuring book you need now if you find yourself facing divorce. Written by an experienced family law attorney, the book is an often blunt, sometimes funny, always empathetic look at one of the most challenging time in your life. The book begins with a list of rules to help you through the tough parts. They’re reliable, time-tested, formulated from the author’s 27 years in practice. In a clear, concise, and contemporary voice, author Lori Hellis offers step-by-step, start-to-finish advice on the many phases of divorce. She covers the full spectrum of divorce issues from beginning to end, from how to start and what temporary measures to take to deciding child custody and parenting time, calculating child and spousal support, and dividing property and debts. The book contains essential information for anyone during a divorce and includes specialized chapters for divorcing seniors, gay couples, and military members. It’s filled with concrete advice, sample documents, and hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy examples from the author’s years as a practicing divorce attorney. It’s the perfect blend of how-to and what-not-to-do.
Divine Divorce: How to Make a Great Adventure Out of the Worst Disaster of Your Life Come on a journey to turn what may be the biggest challenge of your life-getting over a break up-into a great adventure that will give you the self-confidence and freedom to choose the next steps toward your dream life. Along each stretch of the journey, I share my story of breaking up and the stories of other people seeking healthy relationships. Each of these stories is presented in a way to provide the reader with insights and breakup advice. Powerful self-help coaching questions are posed throughout the book, to help you decide if you will be better off alone or if it is worth your while to invest positive energy now to create a healthy relationship with your current partner. As you read, you'll start to recognize the personal challenges many of us experience in life and especially when breaking up with someone you love. To mention just a few: how to be more confident how to build self-esteem shame and feeling not good enough bitterness and anger issues fear of rejection and more... New powerful Techniques for dealing with emotional pain from breaking up are described in detail. You can use these Techniques in your current relationship to resolve your challenges or in finding love and happiness after divorce. By answering the self-help questions and using the Tools and Techniques described in Divine Divorce you will discover: how to survive a breakup how to focus on happy thoughts how to have a positive attitude how to be more confident and what is true love. Many pieces of wisdom can be extracted from the experience of an unhealthy relationship, which will teach you how to stay positive and have a happy marriage in the future. Divine Divorce shares exactly HOW to gain and use this wisdom. Being happy will become your normal state and future challenges will be easily overcome with your positive attitude. Divine Divorce shows you how breaking up with someone you love can actually take you on a journey toward your ideal life. For more information on Emotional Hot Button Removal Techniques, or information on Jacque's programs and Abrazarse Life visit www.yourdivinedivorce.com."
