Crazy Time, Abigail Trafford
Crazy Time, Abigail Trafford
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Crazy Time
Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life

Author: Abigail Trafford

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/25/2018


Synopsis

Thoroughly revised and updated for a new generation, the essential guide for men and women to help them weather the turmoil of divorce and build rich, rewarding lives

There is nothing easy about the breakup of a marriage, from coping with loss and failure to dealing with the uncertainty of the future. In this intelligent and insightful book, Abigail Trafford charts this emotional journey, identifying the common phases in the evolution from marriage to separation to divorce, and eventually to a new life.

Based upon her personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with hundreds of divorced men and women, Trafford offers individuals a better understanding of their own experiences and the message that they are not alone in their pain and confusion. Crazy Time is also an investment in the future—Trafford reveals the telltale signs of a marriage in crisis, and discusses what determines whether a relationship will survive over time.

This revised edition includes the most up-to-date research on the personal and economic effects of divorce in adults and children's lives, addresses the special challenges of becoming single again in the age of the Internet, and broadens the experience of divorce to the breakup of all committed relationships. For anyone who has divorced or is considering taking that step, Crazy Time offers a sense of hope and confidence that this transition is not only an ending but can also be a valuable beginning.

About Abigail Trafford

Abigail Trafford is an author, journalist, and public speaker. She wrote the "My Time" column at the Washington Post and has been a commentator for Washington Post Radio and a syndicated columnist with Universal Press Syndicate. For fourteen years she was the Post's health editor and previously worked at U.S. News & World Report as a writer, senior editor, and assistant managing editor. She received journalism fellowships at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1982 and 2002 and was a visiting scholar at the Stanford University Center on Longevity in 2007.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beverly

When I purchased this book, I was at the very beginning of my separation. It took me a few months to actually start reading it. By the time I did I had already experienced several of the stages described: the confrontation scene, the separation, relief, deep shock, anger, ambivalence and depression......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti

I'm not planning on getting divorced. But it's best to be prepared!......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

Maybe I read this book too fast. Maybe I didn't get out of it what I was supposed to. I didn't learn anything from the book per se, but it did help me accept that I'M NOT CRAZY. As the name implies, this is just a crazy time and everything I've been feeling is 'normal.' It's ok that I want to sleep......more

Although divorce can be an embarrassing, humiliating, traitorous, and vindictive event in a person’s life; it is often a necessary end to a toxic relationship. This book describes the various stages of divorce and provides examples of various men and women’s battles through the trenches of separatio......more