Chicken Soup for the Soul: Divorce and Recovery: 101 Stories about Surviving and Thriving after Divorce (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Quality Paper))
The heartfelt stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Divorce and Recovery provide support, inspiration, and sometimes humor on all the phases of divorce. The writers share their personal stories about the initial shock of the decision, to the logistics of living through the divorce, to the inevitable self-discovery, and the new world of dating and even remarriage. It is a wonderfully uplifting book. Readers going through a divorce will find this book a tremendous source of emotional support
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It’s a good one,
I picked up quite a few self-help books after my divorce. Thankfully, most were from the Library and I could return them at no expense. I felt so many emotions after my divorce. I wasn’t sure what was normal. I just needed to try and make some sense out of it.
As a long time fan of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, I pre-ordered this book from Amazon. It was exactly what I had been looking for. The personal accounts in the book provided a spectrum of experiences that allowed me to accept my ever-changing emotions. This book made me realize that there really were no “normal” feelings after a divorce. The stories provided different reasons couples may not succeed as well as different relationship outcomes between ex-spouses. The unknown is tough after a divorce, but this book provides a glimpse of the possibilities that will *eventually* come.
For me, this book was so much more valuable than all the other self-help books I picked up that focused on detailing the stages of loss. I didn’t want to study my divorce; I just wanted to find some relief from the whole ordeal. This book provided that relief for me. I would recommend it to anyone struggling through the same situation.
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|depressing for the dumpee,
The first story I could completely relate to. I thought this was going to be such a good book. Then the next few stories were “hip-hooray” stories about dumpers. If you’re the dumpee, it’s very depressing. I can’t even go on and read the rest of this book, because each page seems to affirm how great it is to leave someone else who just doesn’t measure up to your standards. If you’re the person who somehow just didn’t measure up, it hurts.
After sarcastically summing up the last few stories I read by talking to the ceiling in my lonely apartment and saying, “I’m so glad I left you–my life is so good now,” I threw this book in the garbage.
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|Forgiveness is a gift to yourself!,
I, too, have a story included in this wonderful book. But, the divorce I write about is my parents’ divorce in the 1960′s….the devastation and sadness I felt as a young girl and for many years after. Because of my dad’s near abandonment, it took me over 30 years to truly forgive him. Forgiveness is an amazing gift to yourself, as well as to the person you forgive.
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