Divorce Busting: A Step-by-Step Approach to Making Your Marriage Loving Again

Author: Michele Weiner-Davis
Genre: Marriage
Tag: Divorce

Few things can be as devastating as being threatened with the prospect of divorce by your spouse. Michele Weiner-Davis has offered a valuable resource in this book which offers practical strategies for not only preventing divorce but responding effectively when a spouse has already begin actively moving in that direction. Ironically, we tend to respond to rejection in ways that often strengthen our partner's detachment rather than deter it. This book offers concrete ways to lessen the likelihood of dissolution and increase the possibility of healing. At New Prairie we often cite strategies from this book in working with both couples and individuals.

About the Book

In this groundbreaking book, Michele Weiner-Davis gives straightforward, effective advice on preventing divorce and how couples can stay together instead of coming apart.

Using case histories to illustrate her marriage-enriching, divorce-preventing techniques, which can be used even if only one partner participates, Weiner-Davis shows readers:

* How to leave the past behind and set attainable goals
* Strategies for identifying problem-solving behavior that works—and how to make changes last
* “Uncommon-sense” methods for breaking unproductive patterns

Inspirational and accessible, Divorce Busting shows readers in pain that working it out is better than getting out.

Andy Young, LCPC, CADC

Andy Young has been helping individuals and families around the Chicagoland area for over 25 years. He specializes in couples counseling, parenting, substance abuse, anger management, and domestic violence.

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