Straight Talk About Betrayal: A Self-Help Guide for Couples: Vol 1

Straight Talk About Betrayal: A Self-Help Guide for Couples, by licensed therapist Donna R. Bellafiore, is a small gem of a book that empowers the couple whose partnership has been severely tested by infidelity or other major violation of trust. Concise and balanced, Straight Talk About Betrayal fosters partners' sensitivity to each other's pain and confusion as they interact and move through recovery. Bellafiore's summarized stages of recovery reduce self-doubts and uncertainties. Her practical steps help partners maintain personal health and stability, while equipping them with tools to manage stress and conflict. Tear-out evaluation sections help partners individually assess the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship. Advocating the uniqueness of each partner's-and each couple's-recovery experience, Straight Talk About Betrayal presents a new, pragmatic view of the age-old problem of betrayal

About the Author

Ms. Bellafiore is compassionate therapist. She has helped many couples work through the seven-stage process of recovery outlined in her first book, Straight Talk about Betrayal: a Self-Help Guide for Couples. Her online support group DRB Alternatives Infidelity Support Group was created in 1998 and through its years of operation has helped thousands of people through their recovery. Her new book "Infidelity Reflections" has been released in February 2004.

She is a pioneer in the development of online group work, and has recently contributed a chapter to a textbook entitled: Online Counseling: A Handbook of Mental Health Counseling for Professionals. She is also a sought after speaker on the issues of infidelity and divorce. She has been interviewed by magazines and newspapers, including First for Women, Complete Woman, the Chicago Tribune, The South Bend Tribune, Latina Magazine, and the Naperville Sun, to name a few. She has also asked to be a contributor on many television and radio programs.