Book description
Like Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's groundbreaking On Death and Dying, Susan Anderson's book clearly defines the five phases of a different kind of grieving--grieving over a lost relationship. An experienced professional who has specialized in helping people with loss, heartbreak, and abandonment for more than two decades, Susan Anderson gives this…
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1 author picked The Journey from Abandonment to Healing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was the first “Oh My Gosh!” book that I read in the immediate aftermath of my unwanted divorce.
I couldn’t understand my extreme reactions to my husband’s affair and decision to end our marriage. I trembled all the time, suffered nightly nightmares, daily flashbacks, and found myself longing for the man who so profoundly injured me.
This book answered most of those questions. I have highlighted passages on nearly every page. The author is an abandonment grief specialist, and this book was pivotal in reducing my shame and my feeling so crazy.
From Linda's list on Christians experiencing betrayal and unwanted divorce.
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