The D word : making the ultimate decision about your marriage

The D word Making the ultimate decision about your marriage

Kate Anthony

Book - 2024

Should I stay married for my kids? Does this count as abuse? Why am I so unhappy? What does a healthy relationship even look like? When you're ready for honest answers to these and other questions, The D Word shows you how to dig deep and find them--and then move forward into a better, brighter future. A template for confident decision-making and lasting growth and change--whether readers choose to stay in a marriage or leave it. From the host of the critically acclaimed The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast comes a book that provides the clarity, peace, and answers women need to make empowered decisions about their marriages, break unhealthy patterns, and build the life they truly want. Every year, close to a million women struggle to de...cide whether to divorce their partners. Some are in relationships they know to be unsalvageable, yet they're terrified that divorce will hurt their kids. Others feel guilt-ridden and confused over their unhappiness with a spouse who seems, to the outside world at least, to be perfectly fine. And then there are those in between, restless and aware of problems that may or may not be fixable, with no idea how to tell the difference. The D Word is the definitive yet accessible guide for everyone who wants to take control of their lives, either by ending or repairing their marriage. Written in Kate Anthony's signature straight-talking, empowering style, The D Word is more than a practical handbook for those considering divorce. It also reveals how cultural and societal influences negatively affect our relationships and expectations, stacking the odds against women.

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Subjects
Divorce.
Marriage.
Separation (Psychology)
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York, NY : Citadel Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Kate Anthony (author)
Physical Description
xxviii, 276 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780806542355
  • Introduction
  • 1. Is It Them or Is It Me?
  • Answering the Eternal Question
  • 2. I Don't Even Know Who I Am Anymore
  • Connecting with Self Through Values, Boundaries, and the Art of Self-Care
  • 3. Why Are Women So Unhappy in Their Marriages?
  • How Marriage Exhausts Women and Benefits Men
  • 4. But I Love Him!
  • Defining Love in a Spiritual Context
  • 5. Am I Being Abused?
  • Recognizing the Personalities and the Signs
  • 6. I Think I'm Going Crazy
  • Unraveling the Tangle of Emotional Abuse
  • 7. I Feel Trapped
  • Understanding Financial, Spiritual, Sexual, and Cyber Abuse
  • 8. Do They Know It's Abuse and Can They Change?
  • Inside the Mind of the Abuser
  • 9. What If They're an Addict or Mentally Ill?
  • Navigating Complex Challenges
  • 10. Is He a Cheater or a Sex Addict?
  • Clarifying the Impact of Infidelity
  • 11. How Does Divorce Even Work?
  • Understanding the Legal and Financial Aspects of Divorce
  • 12. I Think I'm Ready, Now What?
  • Difficult Conversations and Awkward Living Arrangements
  • 13. How Do I Not Screw Up My Kids?
  • Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Precious Babies
  • 14. What's on the Other Side?
  • Moving Forward with Integrity and Grace
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

The Divorce Survival Guide podcaster Anthony debuts with a clear-eyed look at the process of ending one's marriage, from the initial breakup conversation to the legal complexities of child support, asset division, and alimony. Drawing on her own divorce, Anthony details the forces that can derail a marriage. She pays particular attention to emotional, financial, and physical abuse, and provides strategies for readers to protect themselves before making the decision to leave. Later, she guides those who have decided to end their marriage on how to break the news to their kids; find a divorce attorney (couples with fewer financial assets may be able to hash things out themselves in an informal "kitchen-table" divorce); and navigate uncomfortable shared living situations. Enriching the account with intimate details of how she stewed for years before asking for a divorce in 2008, Anthony makes refreshingly clear that a happy ending means autonomy over one's future. Still, she doesn't skate over the challenges of recovering from even marriages long past their expiration dates ("There is grief in every transition, happy or sad," she writes, noting that her own healing has taken "many more years than I'd ever thought possible and in many ways is ongoing"). For those who feel powerless and lost in broken marriages, Anthony shines a light. Agent: Holly Root and Alyssa Maltese, Root Literary. (Dec.)

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