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Based on over a decade of clinical and domestic abuse research, Women with Controlling Partners will help you identify the coercive constraints that can be predictive of intimate partner abuse, recognize the harmful effects of psychological abuse on your mental and physical health, and gain the personal strength and power to break free. Using the author's three-stage recovery model, you'll be empowered to move out of denial, deconstruct what holds you psychologically captive, and take back your life.

Getting through the pain and confusion of a breakup is never easy—recover from the agony fast with easy, practical and proven steps. Best-selling author Laura Elliott has created a simple and easy way for women to deal with heartbreak, now updated for 2025. Full of practical advice that gets to work immediately, Elliott has distilled and removed all the nonsense out there, bringing you the essential guide to getting over a broken relationship.

When writer Catherine Deveny faced the end of a 17-year relationship with the father of her children, she had no idea what lay on the other side of the months of tumult—she just knew she had to create space for a new life. But this wasn’t the first time Deveny had taken a plunge into the unknown or let go of conventional assumptions. In True North, she shares how she emerged from an oppressive Catholic upbringing in working-class Reservoir, found her tribe in Fitzroy’s share houses in the '80s and learnt to live life on her own terms.

Marriage is something many young woman dream of — mesmerized by the promise of forever. Thoughts of a Married Woman: The Reflections of My Heart is a heartfelt collection of poetry capturing the emotions, lessons and growth of a woman's heart shaped by love's journey. From the excitement of finding love and the joy of wedding planning to the realities of marriage, the pain of turning points, and the heartbreak of divorce, each poem reflects moments of vulnerability, resilience, and rediscovery.

One out of every two modern marriages ends in divorce, and 75 percent of those divorces are initiated by wives. Author Ashton Applewhite is one of these women, having sued for divorce after enduring an unfulfilling 10-year marriage. Cutting Loose is an essential resource for women who want to leave their marriage but fear the consequences. Shattering the media-generated image of the lonely, deprived, and financially strapped divorcee, Applewhite provides a much needed reality check. Cutting Loose introduces 50 women, varying in age, race, class, and predicament, who have thrived after initiating their own divorces.

Brought to you by Penguin. Every single one of us is living with the aftershocks of heartbreak. Whether it's the sting of not fitting in at school or the pain of witnessing our parents' divorce, the end of our own marriage or the death of a loved one, to be human is to bear the wounds of all our...

When the author’s marriage breaks down after 16 years, she embarks on a journey of transformative learning. Sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes celebratory but always ethereal, Mo’s testimony bears an examination of the emotional plane that everyone in a marriage should explore. From the shock of discovery and deconstruction through to the easement of rehoming, Radiant White Light brings us through divorce to the tenderness of vulnerability and displacement, under the waters of forgiveness, and finally to a place where life will never be the same.

You have been trying to make your marriage work for longer than you can remember. Now all the struggle has finally accumulated to the point where you know in your heart its time to consider the alternative. Divorce. You never wanted to be divorced, but now it feels like this is the best thing for you and your family. Women, Divorce and Money; Taking Control of Your Finances and Your Future can help.

Men don't bring you happiness - you do. And being single is when it happens - learn how! Society and your mother, is always busy telling you that you need to find a good man, “Why can’t you find a good man like Julie did? She got a great guy. You’re not getting any younger you know!” The truth is that you don’t need to find a good man. Needing to find a guy puts you in a desperate frame of mind. Being desperate puts you in the wrong mindset for finding a great guy. If and when you do meet a guy, you will cling to him like saran wrap on a leftover pan of lasagna.

With its multiple first-person perspectives in the form of letters and journal entries, Three Women portrays the inner workings of a modern African family as they face common relationship, love, family, and life problems.

ALONE offers support, guidance and practical information for the woman who must cope with the grief and the legal and financial realities of losing a husband through death or divorce.

You never thought divorce would happen to you. But it did. You may feel traumatized, relieved, hopeful, afraid, or all of the above. What choices will help you heal? How can you minimize the trauma for your kids? When is too soon to date…and what about sex? How can you learn from your mistakes...

In my book, I write about different aspects of everyday living, and present different examples of stressful situations, like: what to do if you are single and have depression? How to achieve and carry out your dream? What are some practical plans and advice for a women who decides to move to another country or state, with less stress? I write a lot about how women can handle depression and feelings of loneliness, or how to deal with alcoholism, or how to get through a divorce.

Are you newly single and starting over? Do you feel lost and unsure of what's next? You're not alone. Alexandra was determined to rediscover herself, and heal in a way that felt safe, supportive, and true to her. Over the last few years, she has rebuilt her life, and healed from the inside out, in the most splendid way. And now, she wants to help you do the same. Her Awakening is a firsthand account of navigating and healing through the life-altering experience of divorce. Full of heartfelt truths, life lessons, and soul work, this audiobook is your personal guide.

Vivir sola no solo se puede y muy bien, sino que para muchas mujeres se revela, ante su propio asombro y muy especialmente en la edad madura, como una situación llena de nuevas posibilidades. La tasa de divorcios en parejas cuyos integrantes tiene más de 50 años sigue creciendo. Muchas de esas mujeres separadas, madres de hijos mayores, han decidido vivir solas. Dure lo que dure, vivir sola es un tiempo bueno para pensar hacia adelante, confiar en sí mismo, y hacer realidad los sueños archivados.

Who would have thought that a time of an unprecedented global interruption to our normal way of life could lead to the birth of an audiobook? The Covid 19 lockdown season was full of surprises. What was the lockdown like for you? Did you learn anything or enjoy it? Did you feel alone, or did you get a chance to reconnect with friends? We felt so many emotions. Eight women of different ages and cultures joined a book club support group. It provided a platform to meet, greet, reflect, share, and document our very different experiences of the Covid 19 lockdown.

Everyone has experienced that one break up that has affected them more than any other; you're not alone. But times do get better. It's your turn to take a step forward in recovering from that relationship that left you feeling upset and unwanted. Understand your worth, and learn techniques to help you start moving on today.