SUZANNE RISS is an award-winning writer, former editor in chief of\u00a0Working Mother<\/i>\u00a0magazine, and author of\u00a0Working Mom Survival Guide<\/i>. She lives in Maplewood, N.J., with her 11-year-old son<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the more than one million women who get divorced each year, welcome to your support group.<\/p>\n
Wise, comforting, and uplifting,\u00a0The Optimist\u2019s Guide to Divorce<\/i>captures the experience of sisterhood through the voices of its authors and their community of women in the Maplewood Divorce Club\u2014women who understand what you\u2019re going through, who know the practical issues as well as the emotional ones, and who can help you keep a sense of hope and a sense of humor.<\/p>\n
Brimming with stories and insights, valuable resources and smart strategies, in-the-trenches tips and sanity-saving takeaways, this book prepares you for each phase of divorce, from having \u201cthe talk,\u201d to breaking the news to family and friends, to figuring out where to live, to co-parenting with an ex, to rebounding and rebooting your life. It\u2019s divided into three sections that cover the process from start to finish\u2014Deal, Heal, and Reveal<\/b>\u2014and make it easy to jump in wherever you are in your journey. And even better, to make the choices that will help you develop a better relationship with the one person you\u2019ll be with for the rest of your life\u2014yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[26],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n