Moving Forward After Divorce: Practical Steps to Healing Your Hurts, Finding Fresh Perspective, Managing Your New Life

by Lisa Frisbie and David Frisbie

Book Overview

Divorce is a time of loss--it also becomes a time of change with the possibility that each partner might move forward toward personal restoration and wholeness. But how? David and Lisa Frisbie,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736917640
• ISBN13: 9780736917643
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Best Divorce Book Out There for Parents!

When I found myself suddenly [and unexpectedly] a single mom with six children, panic set in. Seriously. I ordered quite a lot of divorce books in an effort to learn what I needed to do to survive in this strange new world I'd woken up in. This book was by far the most helpful one. The authors shared stories of other divorced people that I could relate to. They helped me understand what was normal [and that feeling like I felt WAS, indeed, normal]. They gave very concrete and helpful advice on how to "Move Forward" - it was so positive and it really helped me pick myself up and get moving towards healing and a brand new life. I credit this book with helping me move beyond despair and broken-heartedness and towards happiness and hope. The constructive ideas in this book not only helped me help myself, but really helped me help my children as well - they benefitted from this book at least as much as I did. Quite a lot of this book is devoted to helping divorced people who are also parents, and I found that extremely beneficial. For someone going through a divorce who does not have children, this book may not be as helpful - quite a bit of it really is focused on parenting well through divorce. This book is also written from a strong Christian perspective and may not be helpful to those who are not from a Christian belief system. But for newly single Christian parents - you can't find a better book. Buy this book - you won't be sorry. In fact, I'd really like to thank the authors - you changed my life for the better with this truly helpful book. You helped me survive the worst time in my life and to move forward and thrive. Thank you so much.

"Moving Forward" says it all!

I loved this book, which I read during the difficult transition period after my rather traumatic divorce. It's practical, warm, and encouraging, as well as very thorough. One thing to be aware is that it strongly promotes joining a church and working on one's faith, but I still found that in general the advice here was right on target. Thank you, Dr. and Dr. Frisbie!

Moving forward After Divorce

I thought that this book was extremely helpful. There were tips and encouraging words that could only be helpful to people who lived through a divorce and were having a tough time dealing with the aftermath. My wish would be that BOTH parents would read this book. It would only help the ex-couple and their children. Good Job!

Best Divorce Book I've Seen Anywhere

I found this book while attending a divorce-recovery group at church. The authors spoke at a seminar at our church; I wasn't able to attend but my friends said it was excellent and extremely interesting. Our group used this book as the "study book" for our group times, and what's fun is that everyone actually DID THEIR READING. I've been in a lot of groups where people kind of skim over things and skip sections, but this book reads easily and keeps you paying attention. Fun, funny, and also very real. It is obvious that these authors understand what we're going through. I am now remarried but I still turn to this book sometimes, especially the section about parenting. This book's chapter on parenting is the best advice I've seen anywhere about how to raise your kids --- and it's hidden away here in a divorce book!! I was surprised but glad to find it. GREAT divorce book; best one I've read (I've read 10 or 12 titles.) Lauren Hodge Apple Valley, California I also highly recommend: Happily Remarried: Making Decisions Together * Blending Families Successfully * Building a Love That Will Last

Great Parenting Tips!

As a divorced mom, single parent, mother of two --- I read a lot. This new book has already changed the way I'm parenting my boys --- who are just now emerging into their teen years. Great parenting tips! This is one of the most positive, encouraging, "real life" books I've discovered. Extremely useful for anyone who is in their first 3-5 years after a divorce. Very well done! Barbara Sheldon, M.S.W. Currently reading: Growing Through Divorce