Crazy Time by Abigail Trafford

Crazy Time by Abigail Trafford

Thoroughly revised and updated for a new generation, the essential guide for men and women to help them weather the turmoil of divorce and build rich, rewarding lives.

There is nothing easy about the breakup of a marriage, from coping with loss and failure to dealing with the uncertainty of the future. In this intelligent and insightful book, Abigail Trafford charts this emotional journey, identifying the common phases in the evolution from marriage to separation to divorce, and eventually to a new life.

Based upon her personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with hundreds of divorced men and women. Trafford offers individuals a better understanding of their own experiences and the message that they are not alone in their pain and confusion. Crazy Time is also an investment in the future--Trafford reveals the telltale signs of a marriage in crisis, and discusses what determines whether a relationship will survive over time.

This revised edition includes the most up-to-date research on the personal and economic effects of divorce in adults and children's lives, addresses the special challenges of becoming single again in the age of the Internet, and broadens the experience of divorce to the breakup of all committed relationships. For anyone who has divorced or is considering taking that step, Crazy Time offers a sense of hope and confidence that this transition is not only an ending but can also be a valuable beginning.

Abigail Trafford is a public speaker, novelist, and journalist. She was a commentator for Washington Post Radio and a syndicated columnist for Universal Press Syndicate before writing the My Time column for the Washington Post. She previously worked at U.S. News & World Report and was the Post's health editor for fourteen years. As a writer, senior editor, and assistant managing editor for U.S. News & World Report. She was a visiting scholar at the Stanford University Center on Longevity in 2007 and earned journalism fellowships from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1982 and 2002. She splits her time between Boston and the Maine town of Vinalhaven.