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The Grief of Divorce:

 

Grief is the normal and natural reaction to a loss. Grief is the conflicting emotions that occur following the loss or change of a familiar routine.

(Grief Recovery Handbook , by John James and Russell Friedman). 

A wonderful divorce recovery coach is Shelley Stile. She recently had me on as a guest on her Blog Talk Radio Show called: Life After Your Divorce.  We spoke about: Understanding and Coping with the Grief of A Divorce. Below you may click on the arrow to begin playing the show. The show is an hour in length and covers such issues as normal grief, the grief process in divorce, how to express feelings in healthy ways, the importance of a support network, the difference between situational and clinical depression and more.

Blog Talk Radio Show : Aired March 1, 2010  Lisa Athan was a guest on the Blog Talk Radio Show of Shelley Stile, Life After Your Divorce, in a program entitled: Understanding and Handling the Grief of Divorce.    Shelley has a wonderfully helpful web site:   www.LifeAfterYourDivorce.com  Click on the link below:

Life After Your Divorce

Helpful books about Divorce:

 

The Grief Recovery Handbook by John James and Russell Friedman

Ambiguous Loss, Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief, by Pauline Boss (1999)

Liberating Loss: 

Spiritual Divorce  Divorce as a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life  by Debbie Ford  (2001)

Necessary Losses by Judith Viorst

Books for Children:

 Let's Talk about it: Divorce  by Fred Rogers (1996)

 My Family's Changing: A First Look at Family Break-Up by Pat Thomas

It's Not Your Fault Koko Bear: A Read Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce  by Vicki Lansky

Dinosaurs Divorce:  A Guide for Changing Families by  Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

I Don't Want to Talk About It  by Jeanie Franz Ransom

Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights  by Julie Nelson

 

Pamphlet for Teens:

Empower Yourself : A Teenager's Guide to Coping with Your Parents' Divorce (Or the ten most important things to know when your parents separate) by Jacob Solomon  ( For more information about how to obtain this informative pamphlet contact Lisa at Lisa@griefspeaks.com)

 

 

For Counselors and Educators:

Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce by Liana Lowenstein  

The Divorce Helpbook for Kids by Cynthia MacGregor  (for children 8-12).  A down to earth guide to help with discussion on many topics that typically trouble children such as: reasons for the divorce, feelings, who to talk to, what helps, what may happen next.  This is a book for kids about divorce and about after divorce too. It discusses visitation, custody and straddling two households and making it work. 

 

For a Complete List of Resources and Support Groups dealing with Divorce:

The Self Help Support Group Directory:  New Jersey Self Help Group Clearinghouse  1-800-367-6274

www.selfhelpgroups.org

 

 

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