Resources
The following is a short list of some of the self-help books available to help you cope with the various feelings you might experience when a relationship ends. Remember that these books are not intended as a substitute for professional counseling. If you feel that you are unable to cope with the loss you are experiencing, please seek help from a mental health therapist.
BOOKS FOR PARENTS:
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes For Your Child - Isolina Ricci
What About The Kids? - Judith S. Wallerstein Et Al.
Healing the Hurt, Restoring the Hope - Suzy Yehl Marta
BOOKS FOR STEPFAMILIES:
Becoming a Stepfamily - Patricia L. Papernow
Steptrouble: A Survival Guide for Teenagers With Stepparents - William L. Coleman
Living in a Step-family Without Getting Stepped On - Kevin Leman
BOOKS FOR MEN AND WOMEN:
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad To Stay - Mira Kirshenbaum
Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends - Bruce Fisher and Robert E. Alberti
Rebuilding Workbook: When Your Relationship Ends - Bruce Fisher and Jere Bierhaus
How To Survive The Loss Of A Love - Peter Mcwilliams Et Al.
Letting Go: A 12- Week Personal Action Program - Tracy Cabot and Zev Wanderer
How To Break Your Addiction To A Person - Howard Halpern
BOOKS FOR WOMEN:
Learning To Leave: A Women's Guide - Lynette Triere and Richard Peacock
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:
TEEN / YOUNG ADULT: The Divorce Helpbook for Teens - Cynthia Macgregor
AGES 9-12: Help! A Girl's Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies - Nancy Holyoke Et Al.
AGES 4-8: Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce - Cornelia Spelman and Kathy Parkinson
AGES 4-8: I Don't Want to Talk About It - Jeanie Franz Ransom and Kathryn Kunz Finney
AGES 4-8: Dinosaurs Divorce - Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown
AGES 3-7: It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear - Vicky Lansky and Jane Prince
AGES 2-5: Two Homes - Claire Masurel
