Breaking Upwards: How to manage the emotional impact of separation

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Divorce is not just a legal process, it is an emotional one too. The break-up of a relationship can be a devastating experience, leaving you with overwhelming feelings of grief and anger. As Charlotte Friedman shows, it doesn't have to be that way. A former family barrister, Friedman decided to move from the courtroom to the therapist's chair in order to help people manage the emotional fall-out of divorce.She offers calm, therapeutic advice on everything from how to manage loneliness to letting go of grievance, and draws on illuminating case studies to answer such questions as: --How long before I get over this divorce? --How do I tell the children? --Will I ever be able to cope with the new partner in my ex's life? This book is designed to give you the confidence to create a genuinely positive new story.