Healing After Break Up or Divorce
32 Articles & Excerpts
Part 1
 Letting Go: A 12-Week Personal Action Program to Overcome a Broken Heart
by Tracy Cabot, Zev Wanderer
Are you crying over sad songs? Seeing his or her face in every crowd? Aching with loneliness and hoping the phone will ring? Feeling that no one else can give your life meaning? Losing a loved one is the most devastating crisis of intimate living.
The One Magic Person
 Obsessive Love : When It Hurts Too Much to Let Go
by Susan Forward, Ph.D., Craig Buck
In the thrill and passion of a new romance, it is only natural to see a lover through rose-colored glasses. We go out of our way to see only what we want to see, filtering our perceptions through romantic expectations and dreams.
Summer
 Healing A Broken Heart: A Guided Journal Through the Four Seasons of Relationship Recovery
by Sarah La Saulle, Ph.D., Sharon Kagan, M.F.A., M.A.
Losing a lover through a breakup or a divorce is one of the most profound and painful experiences of life. This book is specifically designed for anyone who is having difficulty letting go of a romantic relationship.
What is heartbreak?
 How to Mend Your Broken Heart: Overcome Emotional Pain at the End of a Relationship
by Paul McKenna, Ph.D., Hugh Willbourn
Heartbreak is a very strange distress. It is exquisitely painful, and yet we cannot find an injury on our body. It is like one big emotional pain but it also seems to spark off hundreds of other emotions. We hate the feeling of heartbreak, and yet we find
Day 1, Independence
 How to Heal a Broken Heart in 30 Days: A Day-by-Day Guide to Saying Good-bye and Getting On With Your Life
by Howard Bronson, Mike Riley
The Emotional Circus: YOUR FIRST REACTION to the end of your relationship is likely to be shock. As soon as the shock wears off, grief arrives. Next, a whole emotional circus stirs: "I'm free. I'm relieved. Yet I'm devastated.
Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3
 121 Days of Urban Sodom
by Jacqueline Phillips
I made you a promise and I've never broken my promises to you. I promised you a book. You no longer wanted me, but still you wanted certain sections of my mind. Maybe you can peel me and remove the segments you want and discard the rest.
Dumped!
 Hot Relationships: How to Know What You Want, Get What You Want, and Keep it Red Hot!
by Tracey Cox
How to get over a break-up and what to do if you're still hung up on an ex. I remember it vividly, even though it happened about 13 years ago. I was working through my lunch hour in the office at Cosmopolitan magazine, when an Italian male model wandered
Rage, Part 2
 The Hell with Love: Poems to Mend a Broken Heart
by Mary D. Esselman, Elizabeth Ash Vélez
Moving forward is what we ultimately want to do. One way to start is to acknowledge the anger and fantasize revenge, and then forgive yourself for feeling that way. You're allowed these feelings- you've lost so much, and you're so tired, disappointed
Rage
The Hell with Love: Poems to Mend a Broken Heart
by Mary D. Esselman, Elizabeth Ash Vélez
At least you know you're still alive-that's the one great thing about post-breakup anger. You want him to drop dead-well maybe suffer some agonizing disfigurement first-and you can't say his name without spitting it and you want to slap every happy couple
He married to a woman he met on the internet, 3 weeks before
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
I had been seeing this man for 9 months when something bizarre happened. When we first met, he had just come out of an ugly divorce. He wanted to take things VERY slowly as he was nervous about getting into a serious relationship too soon.
Happily Ever After ... Divorce
by EqualityinMarriage.org
So the story of your marriage ended less like a Disney cartoon and more like a Shakespearean tragedy. Now that all the legal and financial matters are settled, staying in bed with a carton of Ben & Jerry's and watching rerun Lifetime movies may seem
Divorce - Six Steps to Being a Survivor
by EqualityinMarriage.org
Anyone who has navigated the rough waters of divorce will tell you it can make the Australian Outback look like a day in the park. It takes all the grit you have to turn emotions like anger, fear and sorrow into positive energy to manage your divorce succ
Recovering From a Divorce
by Bob Grant, L.P.C.
If there was one part of my job that I could do without, it is watching couples spiral down the path to divorce. While most couples I see don't end up getting a divorce, there is that small percentage who are so filled with resentment that either one
Turn Divorce Into Personal Growth
by EqualityinMarriage.org
Dozens of authors have written shelves of books on recovering from the emotional pitfall of divorce. Too often, these books are bought only to become props in the living room of a person who once thrived, but is now trapped somewhere in the healing proces
Close Shop, Move On
by EqualityinMarriage.org
There are MANY unhealthy ways to deal with the emotional ramifications of a divorce. Instead of using all that energy in a negative way, try to channel it into the process of transforming yourself through this transition.
Take Two? Should You Give Marriage A Second Shot?
by EqualityinMarriage.org
You may have gotten off the roller coaster ride of your first marriage a little pessimistic about hopping on any other attractions in the future. However, divorcees often find themselves in a new relationship, contemplating the pros and cons of riding dow
The Second Wives Club: Getting Along with the Ex's New Wife
by EqualityinMarriage.org
You thought your marriage would last forever and it didn't. Even then, you couldn't imagine that your former partner would marry again. Now they have. Whether it's dealing with children, mutual friends, etc., there may be times when you and the new wife
Make Your Own Divorce 'Emergency Kit'
by EqualityinMarriage.org
The road to emotional recovery from divorce can often be unpredictable territory. One minute you can feel fine and the next you are overwhelmed by all the residual feelings and the unnerving sense of change. Being prepared for those moments when you
Can We Be Friends? Shifting From Partnership to Friendship
by EqualityinMarriage.org
It's the dreaded four-word phrase. Can we be friends? It's a classic break-up line, but it's also an issue that must be faced when a relationship hits the rocks. In reality, the questions ought to be should we be friends? And, if so, how will we
Haunted: Burying the Ghosts of Lost Love
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
This issue was designed to assist those who have lost a relationship and are stuck in the grieving process that follows. Remember to give yourself time and to allow others to offer their help and support. Most importantly, take care of yourself and avoid
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