Making Peace with Divorce: A warm, supportive guide to separating and starting anew (Making Friends - a series of warm, supportive guides to help you through life’s biggest challenges.)

Book Synopsis: After 20 years of marriage and three children, full-time mum Pia Pasternack came home one day to find a note on the doormat and her husband gone… Heartbroken, this was the first of a series of revelations that left her and her family reeling. But gradually Pia built herself back up, and in Making Peace with Divorce, written together with bestselling author Sarah Rayner (Making Friends with Anxiety, One Moment, One Morning) Pia passes on the lessons she has learned about the legal, financial, and emotional implications of separation. Together they guide you through the minefield that accompanies the bust-up of many long-term relationships, exploring with warmth and humour sensitive issues such as whether to separate, how to break the news to children (if you have them) and how best to communicate with your ex. You’ll find clear and concise guidance on finding a lawyer, filling in forms, and reaching a settlement. And if a settlement cannot be reached, there’s the low-down to help prepare you for what happens at court. There are quick tips to aid your recovery, insights from others from all walks of life who have been through separation, and pointers on how to move on. The result is a handy, practical, and uplifting guide that will make this distressing time less confusing and overwhelming, supporting you so you can ‘make peace’ with your divorce or separation, thereby creating a happy and fulfilling future.

• Useful links throughout, plus details of helplines and recommended reads
• Fully illustrated by Sarah Rayner
• Ongoing online support group available

PRAISE FOR MAKING FRIENDS WITH ANXIETY “Simple, lucid advice on how to accept your anxiety.” Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive “Reads like chatting with an old friend; one with wit, wisdom, and experience.” Brighton and Hove Independent PRAISE FOR SARAH RAYNER: ‘Explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity’ Sunday Express ‘Brilliant… Warm and approachable’ Essentials ‘Carefully crafted and empathetic’ The Sunday Times ‘Rayner’s delicate, compassionate exploration … will resonate loud and clear with anyone.’ Publishers Weekly ‘A sympathetic insight into the causes and effects of mental ill-health’ My Weekly Sarah Rayner explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity.’ Sunday Express ‘Delves deep into the importance of love and friendship’ Manchester Evening News ‘Colourful and resonating … also intensely emotive and even educational’ Yorkshire Evening Post ‘Incredibly compelling… Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest’ Novelicious