Without This Ring: A Woman's Guide to Successfully Living Through and Beyond Midlife Divorce

by Abby Rodman

Midlife divorce is skyrocketing and women are initiating divorce in higher numbers than ever before in history. Psychotherapist Abby Rodman surveyed hundreds of women who divorced in midlife to find out the whys, whats and hows of their experiences. Packed with personal stories, fascinating statistics, helpful checklists, expert advice and practical tips, Without This Ring is a necessary and critical read at any stage of midlife divorce - whether you're just starting to consider it or you've already come out the other side. Abby Rodman is a relationship expert, author and speaker, renowned for her focus on midlife dating, marriage and divorce. Abby is regularly sought out by print, broadcast and online media outlets for her expertise. She has also successfully lived through and beyond her own midlife divorce.

Genres: Nonfiction

294 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 11, 2014

About the author

Abby Rodman is a psychotherapist, relationship expert, author and speaker, renowned for her focus on dating, marriage and divorce in midlife. She has appeared on the Today Show, HuffPost Live, and is regularly sought out by print, broadcast and online media outlets for her expertise on relationship issues.  Abby is a regular blogger on the Huffington Post and a variety of other online magazines. Her book, "Should You Marry Him?" is a must-read for both women and men at any stage of life who are considering tying the knot. Abby's new book, "Without This Ring: A Woman's Guide To Successfully Living Through and Beyond Midlife Divorce" is now available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Lulu and other online vendors.

Reviews

[Deva Sharma · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am pretty disappointed in this author. I just read her article in the HuffPost about being a boy mom: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/9-trut... and found it be really offensive on so many levels. I am a mother to a son and daughter and love them equally. Everything about her article is problematic from a gender equity perspective. She starts the article celebrating her own Oedipus complex ("you're the first love"), asserting that boys love their moms more than girls (which she would never know, because she doesn't have a daughter). Not to mention that this comment is blatantly offensive to any parent with a daughter. She also asserts that boys are safer than girls, so you have to worry about them less, and have less drama. Again, as a mom raising both genders, this largely depends on the individual child, not the gender. Her article continues to reveal her own internalized misogyny and sexism. None of us are perfect and we all have our own implicit biases in this world, but the fact that she put this into a written article is so horrible. It's sad that she can't just celebrate being a mother without making negative statements about her own gender.

[MacKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was an amazing resource. It contained lots of gems of wisdom and stories to give perspective. Definitely would recommend if someone was going through divorce.

[Aleks Berzins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this was catered towards middle-aged divorced women, I still found it to be helpful and encouraging.