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Women and Divorce

Book cover titled "Unhitched: the essential divorce guide for women" by Oona Metz, LICSW.

Trauma and Recovery

Book cover titled 'When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times' by Pema Chödrön, featuring a fall scene with pathway and trees without leaves.

Book cover for 'Rising Strong' by Brené Brown, PhD, MSW, with a subtitle about how the ability to reset transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead.

Book cover with the title "Daring to be Vulnerable" in large, colorful, textured letters. Smaller text notes it is a New York Times bestseller and highlights the author, Brené Brown, Ph.D., MSW, with additional information about her previous works.

Book titled 'Journey Through Trauma' with a colorful, abstract painted background showing hills, a river, and greenery.

Book cover titled 'Keep Moving Maggie Smith' with a pink background and black text. The text on the cover is intentionally distorted with lines crossing out several words. Subtext reads 'Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change.'

Book cover for 'Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence' by Judith L. Herman, featuring a colorful abstract painting with splashes of paint, handprints, and the words 'When Will You Stop' written in red.

Infidelity

Cover of the book titled 'The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity' by Esther Perel, with a red background and a small open cardboard box containing matches and a red matchstick.

The book cover for 'Runaway Husbands' by Vikki Stark features two goldfish in a fishbowl, with one fish jumping out of the water. The title and subtitle are displayed, indicating it is a guide about recovery and renewal for abandoned wives.

Book cover titled "Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life: The Chump Lady's Survival Guide" by Tracy Schorn, featuring a silhouette of a woman with a handbag against a yellow background with clouds.

Cover of a book titled "After the Affair" by Janis A. Spring, Ph.D., with Michael Spring. The subtitle reads "Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful." The cover mentions a new afterword and states that over 600,000 copies have been sold.

Narcissism

Book cover titled 'It's Not You' by Ramani Durvasula, PhD, with pastel watercolor background.

Book cover titled "Effective Co-Parenting or Parallel Parenting with a Narcissist" by Claire Brown, featuring highlighted text and colorful circles around key phrases.

Book cover titled 'Disarming the Narcissist, Third Edition' by Wendy T. Behary, LCSW. The subtitle reads 'Surviving & Thriving with the Self-Absorbed.' The background features pastel-colored 'ME' text repeated along the border.

Book cover titled 'Rethinking Narcissism' with subtitle 'The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists' by Dr. Craig Malkin. The cover features a peacock with an elaborate tail.

Boundaries and Self-care

Book cover titled "Real Self-Care" with colorful concentric circles on a pink background. Subtitle reads "A transformative program for redefining wellness" and "Crystals, cleanses, and bubble baths not included." Author is Pooja Lakshmin, MD.

Book cover titled 'Set Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself' by Nedra Glover Tawwab, with color blocks in yellow, red, teal, and blue, and a white circular badge indicating 'New York Times Bestseller'.

Book cover titled 'The Book of Boundaries' by Melissa Urban with a starburst pattern of red, pink, purple, and yellow rays and a white circle in the center with black text.

Book cover titled 'How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love' by Colette Jane Fehr, LMFT, LMHC, with a blue background and red brushstroke at the bottom on which the word 'QUIET' is written.

Co-Parenting and Stepfamilies

The cover of a book titled "The Bonus Family Handbook" with colorful handprints and subtitle "The Definitive Guide to Co-Parenting and Creating Stronger Families."

Book cover titled 'Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships' by Patricia L. Paperno, featuring a colorful watercolor painting of a landscape with rolling green hills and a winding blue river.

Book cover titled 'The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating to Getting Serious to Forming a Blended Family' by Karen S. Bonnell and Patricia L. Papernow, EdD. Features a colorful house icon at the top and quotes about reading for parents dating or with children.

Book cover titled 'Queer Stepfamilies: The Path to Social and Legal Recognition' by Katie L. Acosta, featuring diverse families with children and adults, some with same-sex parents, set against a light blue background.

Book cover titled 'Combative to Collaborative: The Co-Parenting Code' by Teresa Harlow. The cover shows a father, mother, and child walking barefoot on the beach, holding hands, with a clear sky and ocean in the background.

Cover of a book titled "BIF for Coparent Communication: Your Guide to Difficult Coparent Texts, Emails, and Social Media Posts". The cover features green and dark green colors, with icons on the right side representing email, phone, computer, Twitter, alerts, starburst, speech bubble, and messaging app.

Cover of a book titled "Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids" by Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT. The subtitle reads "The Attachment Theory Guide to Raising Kids in Two Homes." The cover features a yellow circle with the subtitle, and two large overlapping circles, one teal and one red, near the bottom. The background is cream-colored. There is a quote at the top in red and black text.

A young child with red hair and a green shirt being held by both hands, with a green park background, on the cover of a book titled 'The Co-Parenting Handbook'.

Divorce Memoirs

Book cover for 'If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets' by Virginia Deluca, featuring an ocean wave with a sandy beach in the background and a quote at the top.

Cover of a book titled "The Leaving Season" by Kelly McMasters, featuring a rural house under a sunset, a white flower, and a brick building with fire escape.

Book cover titled 'You Could Make This Place Beautiful' by Maggie Smith, with floral cutouts and green leaves and flowers on the text.

Cover of the book "Splinters" by Leslie Jamison, with an orange background and black text. The cover features an artistic collage of a woman with a realistic face and a child with a paint-like appearance, surrounded by fragmented pieces.

Book cover titled 'Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey' by Florence Williams, featuring an illustration of an anatomical heart with a map overlay and an arrow piercing it, with a quote about it being fascinating.

Book cover with a torn piece of paper taped at the top, displaying the title "This Story Will Change" by Elizabeth Crane, with a purple and pink patterned background.

Book cover with pink background featuring an illustration of a wolf with the title "Blow Your House Down" by Gina Frangello. The subtitle reads "A Story of Family, Feminism, and Treason," and there is a quote praising the book.

Book cover for 'Untamed' by Glennon Doyle featuring an abstract colorful background with glitter accents and white text.

Book cover titled "Sucker Punch" by Scaachi Koul with a green background, large yellow text, and a black knuckle duster with a diamond ring on one finger. Subtitle: "Essays" and a quote: "Author of One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter."

Book cover with red background titled 'How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage' by Heather Sweeney, featuring a necklace with dog tags.

Children's Divorce Books

Children working together to create a wall display that reads 'A FAMILY IS A FAMILY' while playing and drawing with art supplies.

Cover of a children's book titled 'Who's In My Family? All About Our Families' with an illustration of a family holding hands, including two adults, two children, and a dog.

Cover of a children's book titled "Mommy's New Friend" showing a man, a woman, and a young girl sitting on a green couch with a yellow background. The man has a beard and is holding a bouquet of pink flowers, while the girl is holding a bunch of pink flowers and the woman has sunglasses on her head and a headband.

Cover of a book titled "You Make Your Parents Super Happy!" by Ricay K. Chandler, featuring cartoon characters resembling a purple rectangle, a blue circle, and a yellow bean, holding hands and smiling.

Illustration of a boy with red hair and big eyes, with a thought cloud above showing a yellow bus with passengers. Text reads 'Weekend Dad'.

Book cover titled 'Living with Mom and Living with Dad' by Melanie Walsh, featuring illustration of a child's face with a black cat and a yellow chick.

Illustration from a children's book cover titled 'Here and There,' showing a girl and a boy with framed pictures of themselves in the background, birds flying, and decorative plants and patterns.

A children's book cover titled 'Always Mom, Forever Dad' showing a snowy scene with a woman and two children building a snowman, surrounded by bare trees and city buildings in the background.

Book cover titled "Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce" featuring a girl with curly hair in a colorful dress, a dog with spots and a blue collar, a bird, and a birdhouse with a blue bird outside all set against a green background.

Children playing outside, with one girl holding a basketball, and two boys running and smiling, in a colorful outdoor setting with trees and grass. The cover of a book titled "My Life with a Blended Family".

Cover of a children's book titled "One Day at a Time: A Story About Healing from Divorce." Illustration of two young girls and a woman with red hair. The girl on the left is holding a sprouting plant and the girl on the right is jumping with excitement while holding a small potted plant. Colorful flowers and greenery are in the background.

Cover illustration of a children's book titled 'First Night at Dad's' showing a father giving his child a piggyback ride outside, with a house in the background.

Illustration of a family, including a man with red hair, a woman with dark skin and black hair, and a girl with ponytails, standing together. The image features colorful text discussing the importance of talking about divorce, separation, stepparent families, and feelings.

Divorce Finances

Book cover titled "Marriage is About Love, Divorce is About Money" by Gabrielle Clemens, JD, LLM, AEP, CDFA, with a puzzle image made of dollar bills.

Abusive relationships

Book cover titled 'No Visible Bruises' by Rachel Louise Snyder, with a cracked wall and hole in the background, and praise quotes at the top.

Book cover titled "Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men" by Lundy Bancroft with a red background, large white and black text, and a blue circle with gold border indicating a new introduction by the author.

Book cover with teal background and white torn paper featuring the title "If He's So Great, Why Do I Feel So Bad?" by Avery Neal.

Book cover titled 'The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma' by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. The cover has a blue background with an abstract black human figure surrounded by yellow starburst shapes, within a white rectangle.