Getting Past the Affair (eBook)

A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart

Donald H. Baucom, Kristina Coop Gordon, Douglas K. Snyder (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2007 | 1., First Edition
342 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60623-799-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Discovering that a partner has been unfaithful hits you like an earthquake. Long after the first jolt, emotional aftershocks can make it difficult to be there for your family, manage your daily life, and think clearly about your options. Whether you want to end the relationship or piece things back together, Getting Past the Affair guides you through the initial trauma so you can understand what happened and why before deciding how to move forward. Based on the only program that's been tested--and proven--to relieve destructive emotions in the wake of infidelity, this compassionate book offers support and expert advice from a team of award-winning couple therapists. If you stay with your spouse, you'll find realistic tips for rebuilding your marriage and restoring trust. But no matter which path you choose, you'll discover effective ways to recover personally, avoid lasting scars, and pursue healthier relationships in the future.Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Book of Merit

Autor

Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Texas A&M University. He received the American Psychological Association’s award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology for his research on marital satisfaction and therapy. He lives in College Station, Texas, where he also has a private practice.Donald H. Baucom, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His research, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on couples and marriage. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was ranked as one of the top marital therapists and researchers in the United States by Good Housekeeping’s national survey of mental health professionals.Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on forgiveness, infidelity, and couple therapy. In addition to her academic work, she lives and maintains a private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Inhalt

IntroductionI. How Do We Stop Hurting?1. What's Happening to Us?2. How Do We Get Through the Day?3. How Do We Talk with Each Other?4. How Do We Deal with Others?5. How Do We Care for Ourselves?II. How Did This Happen?6. Why Stir Everything Up?7. Was My Marriage to Blame?8. Was It the World Around Us?9. How Could My Partner Have Done This?10. What Was My Role?11. How Do I Make Sense of It All?III. Can This Marriage Be Saved?12. How Do I Get Past the Hurt?13. Can This Marriage Be Saved?14. What Lies Ahead?Additional Resources

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.1.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: affairs • betrayal • cheating • Coping • Counseling • couples • Crisis • Development • Divorce • Emotional • extramarital • Family • Forgiveness • growth • Healing • husband • infidelity • Love • marital • marriage • monogamy • Partners • Personal • Problems • Psychology • Reconciliation • relationships • Self-Help • Separation • sexual • Spouses • therapy • Trust • unfaithful • wife
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-799-3 / 1606237993
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-799-1 / 9781606237991