Описание: Divorce doesnt have to be devastating. Reject the idea that youll be damaged by the process.
In fact, if you do it right, youll grow from the experience. Youll start your new life better than you were before.
Divorce is difficult. Theres no avoiding the emotional, financial, and legal challenges associated with divorce. Each member of the family will be marked by the experience in one way or another.
What weve learned, through working with thousands of families going through divorce, is that some people come out of the experience devastated.
For them, wallowing in the aftermath for years becomes the norm. Their divorce impacts their day-to-day life for decades after the end of the marriage. Many of these people never let go of the negativity surrounding the end of their marriage.
Other people have a different experience of divorce. They bounce back. They cope with the process as it happens and then they recover.
These people move on to live bigger and better lives. Theyre happier, healthier, and more prosperous than in the past. They enter into new relationships, and they thrive. They dont deny the challenge presented by the divorce, but they dont let it define the rest of their lives.
How is it that people can be impacted so differently by a divorce?
Were not experts in psychology-were lawyers. But, weve absorbed some lessons as weve observed our clients going through this process.
Weve found that some people learn from their divorce. They gain new insights. They turn the negatives into positives by maturing and evolving. We think theyve figured out the way to divorce smartly.
We wrote this book to help you divorce in a smart way.
We cant pass along all of the emotional lessons to be learned from going through an experience as difficult as divorce-thats better left to the mental health experts. We can, however, help you understand the legal issues.
Knowing whats coming, and understanding it before it happens, will give you the emotional space required to grow from your own experience.
Staying one step ahead on the legal issues helps you avoid becoming overwhelmed. Knowing whats coming allows you to focus on the next step so you dont get rolled over by the process.
With the knowledge youll gain in this book, youll be on your way to Smart Divorce.
