Divorce Book Club Community Group
Discuss helpful books our members recommend. Members can discuss in-depth and share their personal experiences as real case examples of the books' key messages.
The following list of books was recommended primarily by Time4Kim and supplemented with additions from other members (ref in parenthesis). It is organized into 6 categories: Stage 1- the breakup; Stage 2 - rebuild your life; Stage 3 - ready to date again; Misc A - struggling to let go; Misc B - estrangement with children; Misc C - abusive relationships.
STAGE ONE: Shock, Fear, Helplessness, Loss, Grief, and everything in between:
1. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing – Susan Anderson
2. Runaway Husbands: The Abandoned Wife's Guide to Recovery and Renewal – Vikki Stark
3. When Happily Ever After Shatters: Seeing God in the Midst of Divorce & Single Parenting – Sue Birdseye
4. When He Leaves – Kari West
5. Getting Past Your Breakup – Susan Elliott
6. He's History, You're Not: Surviving Divorce After 40 – Erica Manfred
7. Buddha Breaking Up: A Guide to Healing from Heartache & Liberating Your Awesomeness – Stephanee Killen
8. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) – Pema Chodron
9. The Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: The Buddhist Path through Divorce – Gabriel Cohen
10. On Your Own Again: The Down-to-Earth Guide to Getting Through a Divorce or Separation and Getting on with Your Life – Keith Anderson
11. Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours (new ed) – Daphne Rose Kingma
12. Detach and Survive: A Book of Self-Care for the Wives of Midlife Crisis Men – Midlife Maze
13. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing – Susan Anderson (Sciteacher)
14. Getting Past Your Breakup – Susan Elliott (Sciteacher & Cowgirlkathi)
15. The Gift of Betrayal: How to Heal Your Life When Your World Explodes – Eve A. Wood, M.D. (Cowgirlkathi)
16. You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Divorce">Divorce, or Death – Louise Hay
17. Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends – Bruce Fisher (Jammine – guidebook, gender neutral)
18. It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy – Greg Behrendt
STAGE TWO: When You Begin Wanting to Rebuild Your Life/Emotional Well Being:
19. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow – Elizabeth Lesser
20. A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles – Marianne Williamson
21. Something More, Excavating Your Authentic Self – Sarah Ban Breathnach
22. Madly in Love with ME: The Daring Adventure of Becoming Your Own Best Friend – Christine Arylo
23. Reveal: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked – Meggan Waterson
24. Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
25. Think Right, Feel Right: The Building Block Guide for Happiness and Emotional Well-Being – Robert Isett
26. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy – David Burns, MD
27. The 18 Rules of Happiness: How to Be Happy – Karl Moore
28. Deliver Me From Negative Self Talk: A Guide To Speaking Faith-filled Words (Negative Self Talk Series Book1) – Lynn R. Davis
29. Self-Esteem – Patrick Fanning
30. I Had It All the Time: When Self-Improvement Gives Way to Ecstasy – Alan Cohen
31. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are – Brene Brown
32. Thriving After Divorce: Transforming Your Life When a Relationship Ends – Tonya Weimer
33. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Classics) – Sharon Salzberg
34. Congratulations on Your Divorce: The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After – Amy Botwinick
35. Choosing Me before We – Christine Arylo
36. Resurrecting Venus: Embracing Your Feminine Power – Cynthia Occelli
37. Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood
38. Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time – Rick Hanson
39. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It – Kamal Ravikant
40. Live, Laugh, Love Again: A Christian Woman's Survival Guide to Divorce – Michelle Borquez
41. A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose – Eckhart Tolle
42. Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Art">Art of Manifesting – Wayne Dyer
43. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself – Michael Singer
44. Change your Thoughts, Change Your Life: The Wisdom of the Tao – Wayne Dyer
STAGE THREE: When You Might Be Ready to Think About Possibly Dating Again:
45. The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go and Moving On – Mandy Hale
46. Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted – Judith Sills
47. The Soulmate Experience: A Practical Guide to Creating Extraordinary Relationships – Apple, et al.
48. "Best Dating Advice I Ever Got": 3000 Women Pick Their Favorite Love Tips – Ali Binazir
49. The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman's Guide to Being Absolutely Irresistible – Ali Binazir
50. The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags: Relationship Warning Signs You Totally Spotted . . . But Chose to Ignore – Natasha Burton
51. Emotional Unavailability: Recognizing It, Understanding It, and Avoiding Its Trap – Bryn Collins
52. 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50, & Yes, 60! (99 Series) – Amy Sherman, et al.
53. Stop Looking for a Husband: Find the Love of Your Life - Marina Sbrochi
54. Powerful and Feminine: How to Increase Your Magnetic Presence and Attract the Attention You Want – Rachel Jayne Groover
55. Real Sex for Real Women – Lara Berman
56. The Soulmate Secret – Arielle Ford
57. Finding the Right One After Divorce – Ed Tauber
58. Manifest Your Soulmate: Call Forth the Love of Your Life with a Proven Process (Love Attraction Series) – Kathryn Alice
59. The Attraction Factor - 4 Simple Yet Powerful Principles That Will Melt Any Man's Heart – Bob Grant
60. What Men Really Want – Mirabelle Summers
61. Finding It Again: The Truth About Love After 40 – Ken Shapiro
62. Finding True Love: The Four Essential Keys to Discovering the Love of Your Life – Daphne Rose Kingma
63. Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating – John Gray
64. Date or Soul Mate" by Neil Clarke Warren (hurtingandhealing)
MISC A: When You Have A Hard Time Letting Go:
65. Releasing a Person: Fast Recovery from Heartbreak, a Breakup or Divorce (#1 Love Attraction Series) – Kathryn Alice
66. How To Fall Out Of Love - New Revised Second Edition – Dr. Debora Phillips
67. 21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace – Wayne Dyer
MISC B: When You Experience Estrangement and/or Difficulties with Your Children:
68. When Parents Hurt – Joshua Coleman
69. Setting Boundaries™ with Your Adult Children – Allison Bottke
MISC C: Abusive Relationships (Verbally, Physically, Manipulative, Alcoholic):
70. In Sheep’s Clothing – George Simon (Goodprovider)
71. Why Does He Do That: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men – Lundy Bancroft (Jamama)
72. The Verbally Abusive Relationship – Patricia Evans (Jamama)
73. Alcoholic Relationship Survival Guide – Doug Kelley (Deliannem - empoweredrecovery.com)
74. Boundaries – Cloud and Townsend (Goodprovider)
STAGE ONE: Shock, Fear, Helplessness, Loss, Grief, and everything in between:
1. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing – Susan Anderson
2. Runaway Husbands: The Abandoned Wife's Guide to Recovery and Renewal – Vikki Stark
3. When Happily Ever After Shatters: Seeing God in the Midst of Divorce & Single Parenting – Sue Birdseye
4. When He Leaves – Kari West
5. Getting Past Your Breakup – Susan Elliott
6. He's History, You're Not: Surviving Divorce After 40 – Erica Manfred
7. Buddha Breaking Up: A Guide to Healing from Heartache & Liberating Your Awesomeness – Stephanee Killen
8. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics) – Pema Chodron
9. The Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: The Buddhist Path through Divorce – Gabriel Cohen
10. On Your Own Again: The Down-to-Earth Guide to Getting Through a Divorce or Separation and Getting on with Your Life – Keith Anderson
11. Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours (new ed) – Daphne Rose Kingma
12. Detach and Survive: A Book of Self-Care for the Wives of Midlife Crisis Men – Midlife Maze
13. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing – Susan Anderson (Sciteacher)
14. Getting Past Your Breakup – Susan Elliott (Sciteacher & Cowgirlkathi)
15. The Gift of Betrayal: How to Heal Your Life When Your World Explodes – Eve A. Wood, M.D. (Cowgirlkathi)
16. You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Divorce">Divorce, or Death – Louise Hay
17. Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends – Bruce Fisher (Jammine – guidebook, gender neutral)
18. It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy – Greg Behrendt
STAGE TWO: When You Begin Wanting to Rebuild Your Life/Emotional Well Being:
19. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow – Elizabeth Lesser
20. A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles – Marianne Williamson
21. Something More, Excavating Your Authentic Self – Sarah Ban Breathnach
22. Madly in Love with ME: The Daring Adventure of Becoming Your Own Best Friend – Christine Arylo
23. Reveal: A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Naked – Meggan Waterson
24. Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
25. Think Right, Feel Right: The Building Block Guide for Happiness and Emotional Well-Being – Robert Isett
26. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy – David Burns, MD
27. The 18 Rules of Happiness: How to Be Happy – Karl Moore
28. Deliver Me From Negative Self Talk: A Guide To Speaking Faith-filled Words (Negative Self Talk Series Book1) – Lynn R. Davis
29. Self-Esteem – Patrick Fanning
30. I Had It All the Time: When Self-Improvement Gives Way to Ecstasy – Alan Cohen
31. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are – Brene Brown
32. Thriving After Divorce: Transforming Your Life When a Relationship Ends – Tonya Weimer
33. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Classics) – Sharon Salzberg
34. Congratulations on Your Divorce: The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After – Amy Botwinick
35. Choosing Me before We – Christine Arylo
36. Resurrecting Venus: Embracing Your Feminine Power – Cynthia Occelli
37. Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood
38. Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time – Rick Hanson
39. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It – Kamal Ravikant
40. Live, Laugh, Love Again: A Christian Woman's Survival Guide to Divorce – Michelle Borquez
41. A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose – Eckhart Tolle
42. Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the http://www.dailystrength.org/treatments/Art">Art of Manifesting – Wayne Dyer
43. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself – Michael Singer
44. Change your Thoughts, Change Your Life: The Wisdom of the Tao – Wayne Dyer
STAGE THREE: When You Might Be Ready to Think About Possibly Dating Again:
45. The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go and Moving On – Mandy Hale
46. Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted – Judith Sills
47. The Soulmate Experience: A Practical Guide to Creating Extraordinary Relationships – Apple, et al.
48. "Best Dating Advice I Ever Got": 3000 Women Pick Their Favorite Love Tips – Ali Binazir
49. The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman's Guide to Being Absolutely Irresistible – Ali Binazir
50. The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags: Relationship Warning Signs You Totally Spotted . . . But Chose to Ignore – Natasha Burton
51. Emotional Unavailability: Recognizing It, Understanding It, and Avoiding Its Trap – Bryn Collins
52. 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50, & Yes, 60! (99 Series) – Amy Sherman, et al.
53. Stop Looking for a Husband: Find the Love of Your Life - Marina Sbrochi
54. Powerful and Feminine: How to Increase Your Magnetic Presence and Attract the Attention You Want – Rachel Jayne Groover
55. Real Sex for Real Women – Lara Berman
56. The Soulmate Secret – Arielle Ford
57. Finding the Right One After Divorce – Ed Tauber
58. Manifest Your Soulmate: Call Forth the Love of Your Life with a Proven Process (Love Attraction Series) – Kathryn Alice
59. The Attraction Factor - 4 Simple Yet Powerful Principles That Will Melt Any Man's Heart – Bob Grant
60. What Men Really Want – Mirabelle Summers
61. Finding It Again: The Truth About Love After 40 – Ken Shapiro
62. Finding True Love: The Four Essential Keys to Discovering the Love of Your Life – Daphne Rose Kingma
63. Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating – John Gray
64. Date or Soul Mate" by Neil Clarke Warren (hurtingandhealing)
MISC A: When You Have A Hard Time Letting Go:
65. Releasing a Person: Fast Recovery from Heartbreak, a Breakup or Divorce (#1 Love Attraction Series) – Kathryn Alice
66. How To Fall Out Of Love - New Revised Second Edition – Dr. Debora Phillips
67. 21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace – Wayne Dyer
MISC B: When You Experience Estrangement and/or Difficulties with Your Children:
68. When Parents Hurt – Joshua Coleman
69. Setting Boundaries™ with Your Adult Children – Allison Bottke
MISC C: Abusive Relationships (Verbally, Physically, Manipulative, Alcoholic):
70. In Sheep’s Clothing – George Simon (Goodprovider)
71. Why Does He Do That: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men – Lundy Bancroft (Jamama)
72. The Verbally Abusive Relationship – Patricia Evans (Jamama)
73. Alcoholic Relationship Survival Guide – Doug Kelley (Deliannem - empoweredrecovery.com)
74. Boundaries – Cloud and Townsend (Goodprovider)
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