The Longest War
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The Longest War

A Psychotherapist's Experience of Divorce, Custody, and Power

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eBook - ePub

The Longest War

A Psychotherapist's Experience of Divorce, Custody, and Power

About this book

As a naive freshman, Catherine meets Walter, a senior and Big Man on Campus whose sophistication, confidence, and wealth both intimidate and excite her. A three-year absentee courtship follows, during which time the idea of Walt tethers Catherine to safety. She was programmed to marry someone like him, so she ignores the warning signs that they might not be a good match. Hoping to please her mother and seeking refuge from her fraught childhood, she marries and has children with him—but the marriage doesn’t last.

Once divorced, Catherine finds herself in a war with Walt over money, and then over access to her children—and suddenly, she can no longer ignore her childhood trauma. The high stakes of her battle with her ex-husband forge her like steel, finding every vulnerability where she needs to heal. Gradually, she develops a backbone, relinquishes her trauma-induced, people-pleasing ways, and steps into her own power.

Honest and unflinching, The Longest War reminds us that there’s always a way through when we access the courage within ourselves. No matter how painful life’s difficulties, they offer us the opportunity to heal ourselves and evolve into more open, loving, compassionate people. The choice is ours.

Information

Publisher
She Writes Press
Year
2024
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781647426897
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface:
  7. Prologue: December 1941
  8. Chapter 1: March 1972
  9. Chapter 2: August 1964
  10. Chapter 3: July 1955
  11. Chapter 4: September 1964
  12. Chapter 5: October 1966
  13. Chapter 6: September 1967
  14. Chapter 7: December 1962
  15. Chapter 8: June 1967
  16. Chapter 9: March 1970
  17. Chapter 10: February 1968–September 1971
  18. Chapter 11: April 1972
  19. Chapter 12: February–March 1972
  20. Chapter 13: January 1972
  21. Chapter 14: June 1972
  22. Chapter 15: July 1972
  23. Chapter 16: July 1972
  24. Chapter 17: July 1972
  25. Chapter 18: September 1972
  26. Chapter 19: September–November 1972
  27. Chapter 20: September 1972
  28. Chapter 21: June–July 1973
  29. Chapter 22: August 1973–August 1974
  30. Chapter 23: August 1974
  31. Chapter 24: April–June 1975
  32. Chapter 25: November 1975–March 1976
  33. Chapter 26: April 1976
  34. Chapter 27: April–July 1976
  35. Chapter 28: September 1976
  36. Chapter 29: September 1976
  37. Chapter 30: January 1977
  38. Chapter 31: April–May 1977
  39. Chapter 32: June 1977
  40. Chapter 33: June 1977
  41. Chapter 34: July 1977
  42. Chapter 35: August–September 1977
  43. Chapter 36: September 1977–January 1978
  44. Chapter 37: March–May 1978
  45. Chapter 38: April 1978
  46. Chapter 39: May–July 1978
  47. Chapter 40: September 1978–September 1979
  48. Chapter 41: September 1979–March 1980
  49. Chapter 42: March 1980
  50. Chapter 43: April 1980
  51. Chapter 44: April 1980–September 1981
  52. Chapter 45: September–November 1981
  53. Chapter 46: March 1982
  54. Chapter 47: March 1982
  55. Chapter 48: March–May 1982
  56. Chapter 49: June–September 1982
  57. Chapter 50: June 1982–June 1991
  58. Chapter 51: August 1983
  59. Chapter 52: August 1984–May 1985
  60. Chapter 53: September 1987–April 1989
  61. Chapter 54: May 1989
  62. Chapter 55: June 1989–December 2005
  63. Epilogue
  64. Author’s Note
  65. Legal History Appendix
  66. Endnotes
  67. Acknowledgments
  68. About the Author
  69. Selected Titles from She Writes Press

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