{"product_id":"when-your-spouse-comes-out-a-straight-mates-recovery-manual-paperback","title":"When Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Grever\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeborah Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEffective therapeutic self-help techniques for a straight mate's recovery \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most traumatic events that can happen in a marriage is discovering your mate is gay. \u003cem\u003eWhen Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive exploration of the trauma that provides practical steps that successful individuals have taken to keep this event from ruining their future. This guide offers solid therapeutic techniques for self-help and presents poignant true stories that illustrate that the damage is not irreparable. The book examines the various reactions to the coming-out event, the personal challenges and obstacles often experienced, and shares lessons learned and some of the secrets of transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen this crisis hits home, isolation, depression, anger, grief, and self-recrimination take root. \u003cem\u003eWhen Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual\u003c\/em\u003e presents role models, analysis, practices, and activities promoting long-term emotional recovery for heterosexual men and women whose intimate partners are gay. The text includes integrated exercises helpful for class work and student discussion and case studies of people who recount their stories and explain their recovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics in \u003cem\u003eWhen Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual\u003c\/em\u003e include: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edifferent straight spouse responses to the coming out event \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediverse ways gay mates approach coming out \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etypical stages of coping by straight spouses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehealth risks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to tell the children \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelping children with the resulting challenges \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epaths toward healing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecreating family \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Your Spouse Comes Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual\u003c\/em\u003e offers a self-directed path to recovery which can be used individually or in the context of a support group. This guide is invaluable for straight spouses working alone or in groups, therapists, counselors, group facilitators, librarians, families of gays\/lesbians, and their mates.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarol Grever, M.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, has been a successful businesswoman and English professor and now writes professionally. She is author of two books on straight spouse recovery, \u003cem\u003eMy Husband Is Gay: A Woman's Guide to Surviving the Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMy Spouse Came Out: A Straight Mate's Recovery Manual\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored by Dr. Deborah Bowman. Her unique documentary on the straight spouse dilemma, \u003cem\u003eOne Gay, One Straight: Complicated Marriages\u003c\/em\u003e, was just released. She is a recognized spokesperson on straight spouse issues, interviewed on major network shows, including \u003cem\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, The Early Show, Iyanla, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInside Edition\u003c\/em\u003e. Carol earned BA and MA degrees from Phillips University and Pacific University, respectively, and did doctoral work at Oklahoma State University. An adopted Coloradan, she lives and writes in Boulder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Bowman, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-author of \u003cem\u003eWhen Your Spouse Comes Out\u003c\/em\u003e, has worked with a wide range of issues as a clinical psychologist including the trauma facing straight spouses. She has over 17 years of experience in private practice. Her prior work in agencies includes the investigation of child abuse for Boulder County Social Services and serving the dying with Boulder County Hospice. As co-founder of the Boulder Women's Institute she specialized in facilitating sexual abuse survivor groups. She is a professional trainer with the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute offering courses in Gestalt therapy and dream work. Deborah has taught at Naropa University since 1990, where she founded the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Program. She initiated several specializations in the program including Wilderness Therapy. Deborah holds a BA from Kansas University and earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Union Institute and University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.11 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723113795647,"sku":"9780789036292","price":76.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/509265eb8c472390d2cc9f9a7750cd09.webp?v=1765098060","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/when-your-spouse-comes-out-a-straight-mates-recovery-manual-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}