Congratulations on Your Divorce: The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $14.95
Manufacturer: HCI
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Description
Prince Charming has turned into a toad or run off with Sleeping Beauty. . . . Now what?
Optimistic, chatty and accessible, Congratulations on Your Divorce guides you through the treacherous paths of divorce and into a life of renewed joy. It describes the world of divorce—warts and all—with some much-needed comic relief and heart. You’ll realize you’re not alone as you read about how the author and other women have coped with the emotional craziness of un-coupling, jettisoned their emotional baggage and gotten back on the road to defining and finding their happily ever after.
In a girlfriend-to-girlfriend conversational tone, Congratulations on Your Divorce explores all facets of divorce: from making the decision, to surviving the legal battles and getting on with life. Through the author's own experiences and those of other women, Congratulations on Your Divorce prepares you for the road ahead: how to get through the business of divorce with humor and aplomb, how to get beyond the bitterness and on to a healthy, happy life.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-04
Summary: "This book nails it!"
This book really gets to the heart of the matter! There is so much comfort to know that the author can really understand the feelings of how it is to have experienced divorce. It is something that goes on in your head for a long time after. This book is sensitive, funny and has a lot of useful tips on how to think about your life after divorce. It's like 'lessons from a best friend' that are really useful. I encourage any woman who is thinking about divorce or has gone through one in her life to read this book. It is a great companion on a lonely night.
Lisa M.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-22
Summary: "Above & Beyond Galpal Advice"
Right from the get-go, I could tell Amy was writing straight from her heart and (unfortunately bad) experiences and wanted to help others wade the waters. Why? Why live through it again and again on a daily basis, rehashing it? Again, I could tell she really, truly wants to help others empower themselves.
She is a traffic sign when you are lost in the desert; helping to point you in a beneficial direction. Or, at least, provide you with information so you can make informed decisions with laughs along the way.
I highly recommend this!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-16
Summary: "Empowering women to celebrate their new life"
What is most interesting about his book is that it can serve as a practical guide not only to women post divorce, but also to those contemplating it. Through its honesty and wit, it empowers women to bravely journey forward, guided by the bright light at the end of the tunnel.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-09
Summary: "Great reading with a sense of charm and humor"
About a month ago a friend and client introduced me to Amy Botwinick, the author of the book Congratulation on Your Divorce: The Road to finding Your Happily Ever After. Before meeting Amy my friend Kelly told me a little about her. How this chiropractor had a great practice with her now ex-husband, how she caught him cheating with the babysitter (YEA babysitter!) and how after a long divorce she made a big comeback, got her life in order and ended up writing the book based on her personal diary. Now, because of what I had gone through, running from a dangerous ex and coming to the US, I'm always proud to meet women who went through difficult and even like myself, violent situations and then turned the bad into something positive and made a comeback. Over the years I have seen many women who never where able to get out of a bad situation and many who did but never really "made it back".
Over the course of two short days I was able to speak with Amy briefly but more important I was able to see her in action. I saw how she was able to talk to several women about their personal issues and how she spoke from personal experience but with a real since of conviction and power. During the time I saw Amy with the other girls never once did I see her speak down to nor did her voice carry any condescending tone. She spoke from her heart and with a true since of compassion. Don't get me wrong this was no "OH poor is me sob story", Amy helped these women see how they could get their life in order, take the controls and trust in themselves.
After meeting Amy she gave me a copy of the Congratulations on Your Divorce: The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After. At first I simply skimmed through but saw quickly that wherever I stopped I found myself reading several pages! After a few times of that I told myself "OK let's just start at the beginning and do this right." It's not that I felt I needed to relive old memories nor look into this book for advice for my current situation (happily married for 13yrs). I'm quite proud to say I am one of those who turned things around and made the big "comeback" but I have to say the book's truth combined with great humor compels you to keep reading. I can only say that after finishing it I would recommend it to any woman who's presently going through a divorce but even more importantly if you THINK your marriage may be heading that way. Amy is able to cover many practical points from the emotional, legal and the really hard part of learning how to move forward. I do wish I had read this many years ago. I know it would have defiantly helped me not make several of the mistakes I and so many other women make when surrounded and emotionally drowning as your marriage collapses. To sum it up the book gives something much more than advice or knowledge it gives the reader a little hope!
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-07-08
Summary: "So Disappointing"
I read all the reviews, & was looking forward to reading this. But it is so disappointing. First of all, it's heavily weighted toward the woman who has initiated the divorce herself. Short shrift to men, & to those who were dumped. Next, it's heavily weighted toward those who use lawyers; she knows very little about mediation or collaborative divorce. And last, the "revelations" are so predictable and unhelpful. If you're resentful, stop. IF you're angry, "let go". Be positive! Be sunny! Keep your sense of humor (even though this book is remarkably free of humor)! And so on. Gee, never thought of these things. Come on, we KNOW we're supposed to let go of our anger, resentment, guilt, etc. Help us figure out HOW to do that, would you? In addition, she seems to think there's this linear process, where "sadness" is the last stage. Well,when I was left, I felt sadness first. THEN anger, then guilt, then back to sadness -- as anyone who really knows human psyches might tell you -- it's NOT linear, and we don't all follow the same pattern. I actually felt more depressed after reading this book.