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The first-ever guide written for the adult children of divorced parents teaches readers how to identify their inherited distrust of relationships and develop, in their own lives, fulfilling and lasting partnerships.

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<p> The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce. <br> --Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of Your Divorce Advisor , associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine

Finally! A book that not only illuminates the emotional impact of parental divorce, but also provides concrete ways in which children of divorce can make sense of their painful pasts and work toward building better relationships as adults. Through poignant real-life stories and probing exercises, this book offers an invaluable road map for anyone still struggling with hurt and confusion by their parents divorce. A must-read for all adult children of divorce. Stephanie Staal, author of The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents Divorce "" The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce. Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of Your Divorce Advisor, associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine "" ""The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce."" --Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of ""Your Divorce Advisor,"" associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine ""Finally! A book that not only illuminates the emotional impact of parental divorce, but also provides concrete ways in which children of divorce can make sense of their painful pasts and work toward building better relationships as adults. Through poignant real-life stories and probing exercises, this book offers an invaluable road map for anyone still struggling with hurt and confusion by their parents' divorce. A must-read for all adult children of divorce."" --Stephanie Staal, author of ""The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents' Divorce""

Finally! A book that not only illuminates the emotional impact of parental divorce, but also provides concrete ways in which children of divorce can make sense of their painful pasts and work toward building better relationships as adults. Through poignant real-life stories and probing exercises, this book offers an invaluable road map for anyone still struggling with hurt and confusion by their parents divorce. A must-read for all adult children of divorce. Stephanie Staal, author of <i>The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents Divorce</i></p>

The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce. --Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of Your Divorce Advisor, associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine

"Finally! A book that not only illuminates the emotional impact of parental divorce, but also provides concrete ways in which children of divorce can make sense of their painful pasts and work toward building better relationships as adults. Through poignant real-life stories and probing exercises, this book offers an invaluable road map for anyone still struggling with hurt and confusion by their parents divorce. A must-read for all adult children of divorce. Stephanie Staal, author of The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents Divorce "" The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce. Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of Your Divorce Advisor, associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine "" ""The authors pool their clinical experience to raise questions aimed at increasing self-awareness and developing a healthier future, all presented as though the reader were sitting in their clinical office. The book is chock-full of wise, pithy advice regarding the management of intimacy and conflict in love, work, and parent-child relationships. This book is eminently readable and level-headed, a welcome antidote to the emotional roller coaster of parental divorce."" --Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., MS, coauthor of ""Your Divorce Advisor,"" associate professor, psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine ""Finally! A book that not only illuminates the emotional impact of parental divorce, but also provides concrete ways in which children of divorce can make sense of their painful pasts and work toward building better relationships as adults. Through poignant real-life stories and probing exercises, this book offers an invaluable road map for anyone still struggling with hurt and confusion by their parents' divorce. A must-read for all adult children of divorce."" --Stephanie Staal, author of ""The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents' Divorce"""

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Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., is President and Cofounder of Beacon Behavioral Services LLC (Avon, CT) and the P.E.A.C.E. Program (Parents Equally Allied to Co-Parent Effectively), which is a specialized service for high-conflict divorcing parents. He is also coauthor of The Co-Parenting Survival Guide, Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce. Dr. Zimmerman is a member of the American Psychological Association and member, Past President, and Fellow of the Connecticut Psychological Association. He is also on the clinical faculty of the University of Connecticut Health Center Elizabeth S. Thayer, Ph.D., is a Vice President and Cofounder of Beacon Behavior Services, LLC (Avon, CT) and the P.E.A.C.E. Program (Parents Equally Allied to Co-Parent Effectively), which is a specialized service for high-conflict divorcing parents. She is also coauthor of The Co-Parenting Survival Guide, Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce. Dr. Thayer is a member of the American Psychological Association and Connecticut Psychological Association. She also serves on the State of Connecticut Board of Examiners in Psychology.

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