"A reader-friendly guide to how people can build success out of the stress and adversity of divorce."—Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Mavis Hetherington, "without doubt the world's preeminent researcher on the family processes that surround divorce,...has distilled the wisdom growing out of her many studies of the short-term and long-term impact of divorce on family members" (Eleanor Maccoby, Stanford University). Offering "a welcome corrective to misleading and simplistic accounts," Hetherington "not only provides scientifically sound and wonderfully sensible guidance but dispels the myth that divorce is always negative" (Ross D. Parke, University of California, Riverside). This "widely-heralded study" (Time) is a "reader-friendly guide to how people can build success out of the stress and adversity of divorce" (Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London), presenting a more nuanced picture of marital breakup—not as a momentary event but as a life process. Hetherington identifies the kinds of marriages that predispose a couple to divorce or not and also pinpoints "windows of change" that allow some to fashion the challenges of divorce into an opportunity for themselves and for their children.

"Gold standard [research] aimed at clearing up confusion among moms and dads worried about divorce."—USA Today

"Sure to become a classic in the field!"—Constance R. Ahrons, author of The Good Divorce

"Without doubt the world's preeminent researcher on the family processes that surround divorce."—Eleanor Maccoby, Stanford University

"A welcome corrective to misleading and simplistic accounts...dispels the myth that divorce is always negative."—Ross D. Parke, University of California, Riverside

A source of support and expert guidance through a difficult life passage

Like a wise and comforting companion, this unique journal can help you to understand and work through those feelings of anger, fear, confusion, remorse, grief, and hopelessness that come along with the breakup of a marriage. The evocative writing exercises throughout The Healing Journey Through Divorce will provide you with the calm psychological space you need to collect your thoughts, sort out and reflect upon your feelings, and regain your bearings so that you can get on with the business of forging a new life for yourself and your loved ones. You will find The Healing Journey Through Divorce a valuable travel companion on your path to a fulfilling life.

"I heartily recommend this book. [It] provides the reader with useful, thought-provoking exercises to help navigate the difficult emotional journey of divorce." —Marc J. Ackerman, PhD Author of Does Wednesday Mean Mom's House or Dad's?: Parenting Together While Living Apart

Other books in the Healing Journey series include:

• The Healing Journey, 208 pp., Paper (0-471-24712-X)
• The Healing Journey for Couples, 271 pp., Paper (0-471-25470-3)
• The Healing Journey Through Grief, 264 pp., Paper (0-471-29565-5)