"DEAR CHILDREN", A Manual for Adult Children of Divorce
25 Year Study of Spirituality and Overcoming the Effects of Divorce; Healing the World
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“As a child of divorce, one of the survival techniques my ego developed was to give someone a chance to be in my life, but if they let me down, they could not be trusted again. If they gave me any suspicion that they were going to hurt me in any way, they could not be kept as a friend. In many ways this is why most of the close friendships that I had throughout my teenage and young adult years never lasted. Because I had lost my ability to trust as a child, I did not possess this vitally important characteristic to develop healthy long-lasting relationships.”
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About the Book
This book is for Adult Children of Divorce – or anyone who may be in a relationship with someone who has experienced divorce. "Dear Children", will help you understand the roots of the dysfunctions developed as a child of divorce and offer a proven means for overcoming them. This journey will enable you to break through the developmental issues that can often bind you in your daily life – influencing everything from minor choices to major, life-changing decisions. This investment of time will help you discover who you really are, where you really came from and the power that this source offers you on a daily basis. You will come to understand the strength of your essence and discover the knowledge and skills to honestly and continuously reflect on your personal situations (or those of a loved one) in order to embrace a truly uplifting and empowered life. Through honest introspection, greater knowledge and embracing daily habits you will be able to live a fulfilling, uplifting and joy-filled life. We will explore the dysfunctions associated with divorce including separation, people-pleasing, abandonment, guilt and fear of conflict. We will examine some of the personifications and manifestations that adult children of divorce may use to mask their pain – in order that you may better understand if this is occurring in your own life or the life of someone you love. More importantly, we will discuss how you can overcome such dysfunctions and manifestations – and what you can do to prevent these destructive habits from continuing. We will further explore how daily habits can empower you towards success and fulfillment. You will come to understand how to embrace joy, how to make good decisions and how to ensure that the cycle of divorce, and its ill effects may be halted. You will learn how to be happy and empowered – every day!
About the Author
William Hinckley is a survivor of the twentieth century plague called divorce. Being an adult child of divorce, he has written about a lifelong journey to understand the effects of divorce and how to overcome the associated inherent characteristics that were developed as a child to survive this dysfunctional environment.
This book can help heal these characteristics and empower the individual to go on with a happy and healthy fulfilled life.
Dear Children was written to lovingly assist Mr. Hinckley’s children to understand how to overcome this malady of contemporary life, as well as any adult child of divorce who may be challenged in their lives. Mr. Hinckley is a Canadian-American citizen living in Canada and is the father of four children.
This spiritual journey is revealed in a clear understanding that gives meaning to resolve this twenty-first-century problem, which is essentially the root of the current economic disaster in North America and the world today.