Starting Over After 50 (Paperback)

Paperback. When a long marriage ends after 50, "just move on" is the loneliest advice in the world.You didn't lose a boyfriend. You lost the person who knew you at twenty-five, the future you'd already pictured, and the whole shape of your days. A gray divorce after decades of marriage is a different kind of heartbreak - and it deserves a different kind of book.Starting Over After 50 is the warm, honest companion for a woman rebuilding her life when a long marriage ends. This is not a legal manual or a book about pensions and paperwork. It is about the part no attorney can help you with: the grief, the loneliness, and the frightening question of who am I now? - and the real, surprising hope waiting on the other side.Written like a trusted friend who has sat with many women through the same storm, it walks you gently from the first unbearable days to a life that is once again fully, gladly your own.Inside, you'll find compassionate, practical help with: Surviving the shock, grief, and anger - and the guilt of quiet reliefRediscovering who you are after decades of being half of a "we"The loneliness no one warns you about - and how to ease itTelling your adult children and facing the hardest "firsts"Setting boundaries with an ex you cannot fully avoidQuieting the 3 a.m. fear about money, aging, and the futureLetting go of bitterness - and building a life you love againWith gentle reflections, simple exercises, and words to borrow on the days you can't This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…