SUCCESSFUL DIVORCE & SINGLE PARENTING
A Step by Step Guide to
Transform Your Experience from Suffering to Success

Mickey Michaels, B.A., M.A., M.B.A.
Best-selling Author / HR Consultant / Parenting Coach / Life Coach / Award-winning Speaker
Author Mickey Michaels has two degrees in psychology and has been a divorced, single parent for over 20 years. She has been where you are and can show you how to create a positive partnership that supports your kids rather than damaging them -- and build a fun and fulfilling life for yourself as a single parent.

DIVORCE IS NOT INHERENTLY HARMFUL TO KIDS.
What's harmful is the way most people handle it. Divorce is not the problem. Conflict is the problem. It's much healthier for a child to have parents living separately and cooperating than living together in an atmosphere of conflict.

DON'T LET GUILT OVERWHELM YOU IF YOU ARE FACING DIVORCE.
A good divorce is far better for kids than a bad marriage. This book shows you the way to a "good divorce" and a new life as a successful single parent.

Contents        1. Accepting the Reality of Divorce         2. Supporting Mental Health - Your Own         3. Preparing Your Kids for Reality         4. Creating Partnership with the Other Parent         5. Avoiding Legal Battles         6. Handling serious differences         7. Setting the Foundation for Your New Life         8. Making Your Life Workable         9. Housework: Give Yourself A Break!         10. Yes, There Is Life after Divorce         11. Sex and the Single Parent

Excerpts:
I hate it that divorce has such a bad reputation. I’m divorced, and my grown daughter is a mentally healthy, fully functioning, highly capable adult. She’s not “damaged goods”, and your kids won’t be either. It’s not fair and it’s not accurate that people blame society’s problems on the fact that so many kids are being raised by only one parent.

By the time you’ve finished this book, you’re going to help me show the world that a divorced parent can also be a model parent. And (here’s the part you thought was impossible), you can also have a full and fulfilling life for yourself as an adult. There will be some difficulties and some adjustments – no question about it – but divorce isn’t the end of your life. It can be the start of a great new life for you and your kids. Here’s a motto for you to internalize:

My marriage didn’t work out, but my divorce will be a rousing success.

At the end of each chapter, there are exercises you can practice that will help you master the principles I’m giving you. Even better, find another divorced parent to go through this book with you. Read a chapter or two at a time, do the exercises together, share your experiences, and discuss your own ideas and reactions. As my friends and I used to say, “It’s cheaper than therapy and a lot more fun.”

Sample Exercises:
1. State what happened in your relationship. No interpretations. Just the facts.
2. What interpretation did you give to these facts? What did you make all this mean?
3. How does this interpretation make you feel?
(If it makes you feel great, you can skip Q’s 4 and 5.)
4. What other, equally plausible, interpretation could you give to these facts? One that would make you feel good rather than bad?
5. Are you willing to give up the story that causes you pain and substitute the one that gives you peace of mind?
(If your answer is No, consider that you might prefer to have people feel sorry for you rather than to have a great life.)
6. Practice telling the “peace of mind” story to yourself whenever you think about your divorce.

How to Use This Book:
Of course, you can just read this book and go through the exercises by yourself. However, its value will be maximized if you share it with one or more divorced or single parents. Ideally, it would be used as a textbook or study guide for any kind of discussion group or support group dedicated to coping with divorce and/or single parenting.

If you know of a book club, church or community group, support group, etc. who would like to order multiple copies, the fastest and most cost effective way to obtain them is to order directly from the author (SEE LINK BELOW).

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