There are many books that discuss strategies to navigate separation or divorce. We have put together a comprehensive list of our book recommendations. 

We have grouped the books by category just below, and by author alphabetically as well (below the categories).

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Author's Directory

All of our books are listed alphabetically by author’s surname.  Click on the author’s name for more information about them, and click on the title of the book for the Amazon link for information about the book.  Enjoy! 

AHRON, CONSTANCE

• The Good Divorce
• We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have To Say About Their Parents’ Divorce

Alexander, Russell

• Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Divorce

BLAKESLEE, SANDRA

• Second Chances: Men, Women And Children, A Decade After Divorce

BONNELL, KAREN

• Family-Centered Parenting Planning: Keeping Kids Central, Not Caught In The Middle
• The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted And Resilient Kids From Little Ones To Young Adults Through Divorce Or Separation
• The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating, To Getting Serious, To Forming A “Blended Family”

BOYAN, SUSAN BLYTH

• Cooperative Parenting And Divorce: Shielding Your Child From Conflict

BROWER, ELENA

• Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way To Separate

BROWN, BRENÉ, PHD

• The Gifts Of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children With Courage, Compassion, And Connection)

Brown, Laurie Krasny

• Dinosaurs Divorce (Dino Tales: Life Guides For Families)

BROWN, MARC

• Dinosaurs Divorce (Dino Tales: Life Guides For Families)

BROWNSTONE, HARVEY

• Tug Of War: A Judge’S Verdict On Separation, Custody Battles, And The Bitter Realities Of Family Court

BUIE, ELISE

• Family-Centered Parenting Planning: Keeping Kids Central, Not Caught In The Middle

BUSCHO, ANN PHD

• The Parent’s Guide to Birdsnesting

BURNS, ANNETTE

• BIFF For Co-parent Communication

BURON, KARI DUNN

• When My Worries Get Too Big!

Campbell, Laura

• The Divorce Planner Checklist: Navigate and Negotiate Your Way to an Optimum Outcome
• The Ultimate Divorce Organizer

CHAFIN, KEVIN

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: Divorce And Recovery: 101 Stories About Surviving And Thriving After Divorce

Chafen, Kevin

• BIFF For Co-parent Communication

COLEMAN, PAUL

• We Need To Talk Tough Conversations With Your Spouse: From Money To Infidelity Tackle Any Topic With Sensitivity And Smarts

CORCORAN, JUDY

• Joint Custody With A Jerk: Raising A Child With An Uncooperative Ex- A Hands-On, Practical Guide To Communicating With A Difficult Ex-Spouse

COVEY, STEPHEN R.

• The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Families

DE GROSBOIS, TERESA

• Jolo’s Two Bedrooms: A Book For Children In Family Separation (The Small Shift Series)

Doyle, Glennon

• Untamed

EDDY, BILL

• BIFF For Co-parent Communication
• Don’t Alienate The Kids!: Raising Resilient Children While Avoiding High-Conflict Divorce
• It’s All Your Fault!: 12 Tips For Managing People Who Blame Others For Everything
• So, What’s Your Proposal?
• New Ways for Life(TM) Youth Journal: Life Skills for Young People Age 12 – 17
• New Ways for Life(TM) Instructor’s Guide: Life Skills for Young People

EMERY, ROBERT E., PH.D.

• The Truth About Children And Divorce: Dealing With The Emotions So You And Your Children Can Thrive
• Two Homes, One Childhood: A Parenting Plan To Last A Lifetime

ELLISON,SHARON STRAND

• Taking Power Struggle Out Of Parenting
• Taking The War Out Of Our Words

FOX, RAE

• Jolo’s Two Bedrooms: A Book For Children In Family Separation (The Small Shift Series)

Fredenburg, Bruce R.

• Home Will Never Be The Same Again

FRIEDMAN, GARY J., J.D.

• A Guide To Divorce Mediation: How To Reach A Fair, Legal Settlement At A Fraction Of The Cost

FRIEDMAN, RUSSELL

• The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20Th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program For Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, And Other Losses Including Health, Career, And Faith

CHARLES GUSTAFSON, MICHELE

• Show Up Confident: The New Way To Get Ready For Your Day And Your Life

HANSEN, MARK

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: Divorce And Recovery: 101 Stories About Surviving And Thriving After Divorce

HANSEN, PATTY

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: Divorce And Recovery: 101 Stories About Surviving And Thriving After Divorce

HARTLEY, GABRIELLE

• Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way To Separate

HEEGAARD, MARGE

• When Mom And Dad Separate: Children Can Learn To Cope With Grief From Divorce

HOPE, MARGARET F.

• You’re Speaking – But Are You Connecting?

HUGHES, CAROL

• Home Will Never Be The Same Again

IRVING, HOWARD H., PH.D.

• Children Come First: Mediation, Not Litigation When Marriage Ends

JAMES, JOHN W.

• The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20Th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program For Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, And Other Losses Including Health, Career, And Faith

KIRSHENBAUM, MIRA

• Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay: A Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Decide Whether To Stay In Or Get Out Of Your Relationship
• Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay: Decide Whether To Stay In Or Get Out Of Your Relationship

VICKI, LANSKY

• It’s Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear

LEYBA, CARA ALWILL

• Girl On Fire: How To Choose Yourself, Burn The Rule Book, And Blaze Your Own Trail In Life And Business
• Stripped: A Collection Of Inspired Writings For The Evolving Woman

LITTLE, KRISTIN

• The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted And Resilient Kids From Little Ones To Young Adults Through Divorce Or Separation

MCGHEE, CHRISTINA

• Parenting Apart: How Separated And Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy And Secure Kids

MARQUARDT, ELIZABETH

• Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives Of Children Of Divorce

MASUREL, CLAIRE

• Two Homes

MOE, JERRY

• Understanding Addiction And Recovery Through A Child’S Eye

MORAN, JOHN A., PH.D.

• Overcoming The Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skill When A Child Resists A Parent

MILLON, KAREN

• An Amazing Divorce: What you Can Do For Yourself, For Each Other and for The Children to Achieve it

NEUFELD, GORDON

• Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need To Matter More Than Peers

NEUFELD, VIOLA

• Grateful For The Fight: Using Inner Conflict To Transform Yourself And Your Relationships

NEUMAN, M. GARY

• Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce The Sandcastles Way

OUSKY, RON

• The Collaborative Way To Divorce: The Revolutionary Method That Results In Less Stress, Lowercosts, And Happier Kids–Without Going To Court

PAPERNOW, PATRICIA L.

• Surviving And Thriving In Stepfamily Relationships 1st Edition
• The Stepfamily Handbook: From Dating, To Getting Serious, To Forming A “Blended Family”

PEDRO-CARROLL, JOANNE

• Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies For Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce

RAYNER, SUSIE

• New Ways for Life(TM) Youth Journal: Life Skills for Young People Age 12 – 17
• New Ways for Life(TM) Instructor’s Guide: Life Skills for Young People

RICCI, ISOLINA PH.D.

• Mom’s House, Dad’s House
• Mom’s House, Dad’s House For Kids: Feeling At Home In One Home Or Two”
• The Coparenting Toolkit: The Essential Supplement For Mom’s House, Dad’s House

FRED, ROGERS

• Let’s Talk About it: Divorce

ROSS, JULIE A.

• Joint Custody With A Jerk: Raising A Child With An Uncooperative Ex- A Hands-On, Practical Guide To Communicating With A Difficult Ex-Spouse

SCHAB, LISA M.

• Divorce Workbook For Children: Help For Kids To Overcome Difficult Family Changes And Grow Up Happy
• The Divorce Workbook For Teens: Activities To Help You Move Beyond The Break Up: Activities To Help Teens Move Beyond The Break Up

SCHMITZ, TAMARA

• Standing On My Own Two Feet: A Child’S Affirmation Of Love In The Midst Of Divorce

STINSON, KATHY

• Mom And Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore

SULLIVAN, MATHEW PH.D.

• Overcoming The Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skill When A Child Resists A Parent

TEMPLAR, RICHARD

• How To Spend Less Without Being Miserable 1st Edition

TESLER, PAULINE H.

• Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way To Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, And Move On With Your Life

THE OPRAH MAGAZINE

• O’s Little Guide To Starting Over (O’s Little Books/Guides)

THOMAS, KATHERINE WOODWARD

• Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps To Living Happily Even After

Thompson, Peggy

• Collaborative Divorce: The Revolutionary New Way To Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, And Move On With Your Life

TRAFFORD, ABIGAIL

• Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce And Building A New Life

VASILEFF, LILI

• Money & Divorce
• The Divorce Planner Checklist: Navigate and Negotiate Your Way to an Optimum Outcome 
• The Ultimate Divorce Organizer

VERNER, JULIE, PH.D.

• The Incredible Shrinking Girl: A Divorce Story

WALDMAN, LARRY WALDMAN

• Love Your Child More Than You Hate Your Ex: What Every Divorced Parent Needs To Know

WALLERSTEIN, JUDITH S.

• Second Chances: Men, Women And Children, A Decade After Divorce
• Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives Of Children Of Divorce

WEBB, STUART G.

• The Collaborative Way To Divorce: The Revolutionary Method That Results In Less Stress, Lowercosts, And Happier Kids–Without Going To Court

ZEMMELMAN, MIMI LYSTER

• Building A Parenting Agreement That Works: Child Custody Agreements Step By Step

Disclaimer: This site and the products offered by Up A Notch Learning Inc. and its founder, Stephanie Dobson, do not constitute legal advice.  We recommend that you obtain the advice of a lawyer with respect to any part of your separation or divorce.