The Divorced Dad Dilemma: A Father's Guide to Understanding, Grieving and Growing Beyond The Losses of Divorce and To Developing A Deeper, Ongoing Relationship With His Children

At last, the confused and hurt father, experiencing the loss of marriage, family life, and routine contact with his children, can find calm and loving guidance in how to live in changed circumstances. So much written about divorce and single parenting is addressed to women. Until recently, a caring father has had relatively little guidance for his conduct in the painful process of dismantling a traditional family and establishing a new basis for relating to his former spouse and his children. Gerald S. Mayer, in The Divorced Dad Dilemma, provides this critically needed guidance in an authoratative, gentle, and thorough manner.

Gerald S. Mayer, Ph. D., is a licensed psychologist and a certified alcohol and drug addiction counselor practicing in Phoenix, Arizona. Sensitized by his own experience, Jerry has long been concerned by the deep pain and confusion many men experience at the time of seperation and during a divorce process, especially when relationships with children are affected. Believing that shame, guilt, and unprocessed grief are among the factors at the root of many divorced fathers troubled relationships with their children, he has shared his own experience and insights with countless men, both individually and in groups.