Raging On: A Guided Journal for Surviving & Finding Meaning in Love's Betrayal

By Marie Fontaine and Ann F. Courcy

Raging On is a guided journal designed to help people heal and grow from the trauma of betrayal by a trusted loved one. There are few losses that are more painful, more challenging to recover from. Betrayal of love, of the promise of fidelity, constitutes a kind of death - of the relationship, of a sense of security, a partnered lifestyle, sometimes of a family unit, and of one's sense of trust of other people and of oneself . . . one's perceptions and choices. The first emotion felt is often rage. However, beneath that powerful charge of energy are always a host of other emotions, mostly feelings of vulnerability. Working through them to a renewed sense of stability, hope, and self-assurance is a mighty challenge. This book is organized to facilitate that process.Raging On is structured as a combination self-help guide and journal, with a unique "reflective" feature that encourages and facilitates insight, from which decision-making and action can grow naturally from the user's own journal writing and periodic re-readings of it. The self-guided healing process in the self-help sections progresses through five stages: (1) Raging, (2) Surviving, (3) Learning About Yourself, (4) Building Hope and Resiliency, and (5) Moving On. The materials in these sections provide the user with information, ideas, techniques, skills, self-knowledge, and personal development exercises that will support them in this difficult time in their lives and carry them through to a new place of strength and clarity about who they are and what they want - to a life that feels more satisfying and stable.The cover of the book features a painting of a Phoenix - a mythical bird that dies consumed by fire and is then reborn from the ashes. The authors hope the idea represented by the phoenix will support the users of this guided journal in passing through the flames of their own present pain into lives of newfound wisdom, strength, compassion and hope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475120958
• ISBN13: 9781475120950
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"