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By Their Side: How to Help a Friend or Loved One Through Divorce or Separation — What to Say, What to Do, and How to Truly Support Someone You Care ... (Solid Ground: Surviving Divorce & Breakup) - Softcover

Book 12 of 20: Solid Ground: Surviving Divorce & Breakup

Barclay, Norah

 
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Synopsis

Someone you love is going through a divorce — and it’s breaking your heart to watch. You want to help. But you feel helpless, afraid of saying the wrong thing, unsure what to do. This book is for you.

Whether it’s your closest friend, your sibling, your grown child, your parent, or someone else you care about, watching a loved one go through a divorce and not knowing how to help is its own kind of pain. The good news: supporting someone well isn’t about having the perfect words or fixing their problems. It’s about showing up, in the right ways — and that can be learned.

By Their Side is a warm, practical guide to being there for someone through a divorce or separation. With the steadiness of a trusted friend, it answers the questions you’re actually asking:

  • What do I say — and what should I never say?
  • How do I really listen, and help without trying to fix everything?
  • What practical help actually makes a difference?
  • How do I keep showing up over the long haul — not just the first few weeks?
  • How do I help without taking over, and support choices I disagree with?
  • How do I stay out of the middle, especially if I know both of them?
  • How do I care for myself so I don’t burn out?
  • How do I know when they need more help than I can give — and what do I do then?
  • How can I be there for their children too?

You may not be able to fix their divorce. But you can walk beside them through it — and that matters more than you know.

You already care enough to want to help well. That makes you exactly what they need.

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