After the Breakup: Women Sort Through the Rubble and Rebuild Lives of New Possibilities

I picked up this book and was immediately comforted. I searched through shelves and shelves of books before I found this perfect piece of work. I carry it with me where ever I go to shed light on each day. What's great, is reading this book really makes you feel like you are doing something to help you move forward after a painful break up. I found it especially interesting all the different types of people, ages, sexual orientation, etc. that went through the exact same thing. This book breaks barriers and had my smiling during a time I thought it might never be possible again. Thank you to the authors for giving me back hope.

Just a few pages into this book, I felt instantly better. It's not that you forget all the pain you've been through dealing with your breakup, it's just that reading about all these women dealing with the same pain, emptiness, loneliness and confusion makes you instantly feel less pain, emptiness, loneliness and confusion. Especially wonderful about this book is that it deals with male/female and female/female relationships, the latter relationship one that most books overlook. I've recommended it to many of my broken-hearted friends.

This book was a life-saver for me. I would highly recommend it to anyone going through a painful breakup. I bought a bunch of self-help books when my breakup happened, and this was far and away the most helpful, insightful, comforting book of all. The authors did a wonderful job with interviewing a wide array of women going through the same pain. When you feel like the only one in the world feeling the way you do, it's great to know that you're not alone. This is one of the most helpful books I've ever read. Buy it, read it, and feel like you'll actually survive the breakup.

After the Breakup is full to bursting with great commisseration and advice from women going through breakups. If you are or ever have been going through a breakup and have asked yourself, "Am I the only one feeling this way?", this book is for you! Although my breakup was a year ago, when a friend shared this book with me recently I really dug it. It's such a relief to hear the strong, and sometimes scared, voices of other women going through the same craziness. Breaking up can feel very alienating and lonely. After the Breakup provides a chorus of affirmation.

After the Breakup, et al., is a one-of-a-kind resource for women who have experienced or are experiencing a breakup from a significant non-marital relationship. It's unique because it particularly addresses non-marital relationships which tend to be overlooked and/or minimized in other breakup resources. It's also unique because it addresses such a diverse range of women, diverse in age, sexual orientation, and length of relationship. The book is fun to read because it is based on women's personal stories, so it's like having a room full of women who understand what you are going through and can assure you that things will get better. It's also wonderful to read about all of the different ways women cope with breakups and all of the kinds of issues that come up with each different case. Finally, the book is positive, well-structured and well-researched, and provides many solutions for the difficult emotional and physical rubble that comes out of breaking up.