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Synopsis
It's often estimated that over half of American stepfamilies divorce, psychologically or legally. This translates into millions of anguished, traumatized adults and kids, who form an invisible subculture on our continent. There seem to be five combined reasons for this tragic, unremarked pandemic:
- mates' psychological wounds from low-nurturance childhoods,
- blocked grief,
- unawareness of key stepfamily realities and relationship skills,
- courtship neediness and idealisms, and
- little qualified community and media help.
This remarriage guidebook for stepfamily mates uses 12 co-parent safeguard projects described in earlier volumes to help typical rewedded couples master 10 common and nine special remarital problems. This modular book will be most helpful to readers who have studied the four prior volumes in this series.
About the Author
Therapist Peter Gerlach has researched stepfamilies professionally since 1979. This series of guidebooks and the related non-profit Web site at http://sfhelp.org come from (1) an extensive review of stepfamily literature for his Social Work master's thesis, (2) over 17,000 hours' classroom and clinical consultation with more than 1,000 co-parents and kids, and (3) living in two stepfamilies. An ex engineer, trainer, and manager, Peter has also studied and taught communication skills for 30 years.
He's also been recovering as an "ACoA" son of two alcoholics since 1986. That led to research on the impact of a low-nurturance environment on young kids, and how informed clinicians can help survivors heal. Peter is an invited member of the Stepfamily Association of America's Board of Directors, and a contributing editor to "Your Stepfamily" magazine.