BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Here I have listed some books and resources which may be helpful.

Coping with Depression and Anxiety:

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D., M.D. Burns
Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You, by Richard O’Connor

Relationships:

Grief:

Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give… by Judith Viorst

Parenting:

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-zinn & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian
Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters by Michael Gurian

Communication:

Effective Communication (To listen well and be heard) Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Taking The War Out Of Our Words, by Sharon Ellison
You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, by Deborah Tannen

Getting through the emotional divorce is not easy:

Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life. By Abigail Trafford (Harper Collins).
The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together When Your Marriage Comes Apart. By Constance Ahrons (Harper Collins)
Between Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce. By Lois Gold (NAL/Dutton).

Post-separation parenting:

Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Shared Custody Work. By Isolina Ricci (Simon and Schuster).
Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way. By Gary Newman with Patricia Romanowski (Random House).
Between Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce By Lois Gold (NAL/Dutton)
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families By Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Little, Brown and Company).
My Parents Are Divorced, Too: A Book for Kids by Kids By Melanie, Annie, and Steven Ford, as told to Janice Blackstone-Ford (Magination Press).

Information on money and divorce:

Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce By Violet Woodhouse and Dale Fetherling (Nolo)
Why Mediate Premarital, Postmarital, and Living Together Agreements? Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract By Katherine E. Stoner And Shae Irving (Noho).
A Guide to Divorce Mediation. By Gary J. Friedman (Workman Publishing Company).