Break Free from the Divortex : Power Through Your Divorce and Launch Your New Life.
Title:
Break Free from the Divortex : Power Through Your Divorce and Launch Your New Life.
Author:
Pesoli, Christina.
ISBN:
9781580055369
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction: Getting to Know You (And by You, I Mean Me) -- PART ONE: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM -- 1. Ground Zero (Welcome to the Worst Time of Your Life. Don't Unpack Your Things.) -- 2. The Lowdown on Lawyering Up -- 3. Lawyers, Bills, and Money (Getting the Most Out of Your Representation) -- 4. When Less Really Is More (and Other Valuable Tips for Communicating with Your Ex) -- PART TWO: SECURE YOUR OWN MASK FIRST -- 5. Taking Care of Number One -- 6. Nobody Puts Baby in the Middle -- 7. Tools to Get Over the Tool -- 8. Search and Rescue (Rediscovering Your Personal Identity) -- 9. The Divortex (the Gravitational Force That keeps You Orbiting Your Past) -- PART THREE: EXTREME MAKEOVER-REPUTATION EDITION -- 10. Spin Class (Managing Your Message While Nursing Your Wounds) -- 11. Friend or Faux? (Determining Who to Put on Your Starting Lineup and Who to Bench) -- 12. Friends Don't Let Friends. . . -- 13. Your Post-Divorce Personality -- 14. Keeping Things with Krystal Light (How to Deal with Your Ex's Next) -- PART FOUR: BETTER, SMARTER, STRONGER -- 15. Remixing Your Post-Divorce Soundtrack (What to Do When the Message Goes Negative) -- 16. A Tour of Your Future Hometown -- 17. Quality Control (Targeting Areas That Need Improvement) -- 18. Checking Your Rearview Mirror -- PART FIVE: COUNTDOWN TO LIFTOFF -- 19. Safety Rules for the Post-Divorce Dating Pool (How to Avoid Mr. Wrong) -- 20. Don't Get Fooled Again (Advice for Dating After You've Been Cheated On) -- 21. Rules of Engagement (How to Balance Post-Divorce Dating and Your Kids) -- 22. Healthy Ever After -- Epilogue: The Shelf Life of an Intense Friendship -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Christina Pesoli is a writer, lawyer, relationship expert, and founder of Emotional Hardbody, where she provides training to help women avoid common mistakes that make divorce cost more and take longer. She blogs for The Huffington Post and has an advice column, "Emotional Hardbody Answers," in CultureMap. Her essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including Notre Dame Magazine and the Austin American-Statesman. She is a proud native Austinite, and an even prouder mother of two.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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