A vibrant, honest, and unique travel memoir for readers who think they’re too old to “eat, pray, love,” My Marriage Sabbatical captures marital therapist Leah Fisher’s journey to maintain her marriage without forfeiting her own independence.
She wants to travel the world; he wants to keep working. At sixty, Leah Fisher is ready to Love, Honor, and Negotiate. The result is a long-married couple’s decision to commence an unconventional experiment.
Fisher takes readers on two journeys: an intriguing global journey—her year of solo travel—and the relational journey she and her husband embark upon as they skillfully negotiate their different priorities and preferences. We accompany them through a series of reunions and poignant farewells as they stay connected and gradually grow comfortable being together and apart. After the marriage sabbatical is over, both spouses are surprised by the outcome of their daring experiment.
With gray divorce on the rise, Leah Fisher’s memoir demonstrates a creative way to fulfill individual needs without having to make the painful choice between forfeiting heartfelt dreams or leaving one’s marriage to achieve them. A riveting travel story that offers wise guidance on maintaining marital friendship, My Marriage Sabbatical is proof that couples can keep growing as individuals and partners all through their lives.
- 245 pages
- English
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Shaking Up the Empty Nest
- Chapter 2: Awakening the Dreamer
- Chapter 3: Reviving the Dream
- Chapter 4: Love, Honor, and Negotiate
- Chapter 5: Preparing to Leap
- Chapter 6: Falling in Love
- Chapter 7: Together and Apart
- Chapter 8: Giving Back
- Chapter 9: Intermezzo
- Chapter 10: Did the Earth Move?
- Chapter 11: Picking Up the Pieces
- Chapter 12: Meeting My Grandmother in Bali
- Chapter 13: The Space Between the Notes
- Chapter 14: Sex and the Single Spouse
- Chapter 15: Dreams and Disappointments
- Chapter 16: Heart’s Desire
- Chapter 17: Repairing the Past
- Chapter 18: Viva Fidel
- Chapter 19: Love and Loss
- Chapter 20: Not Quite the End
- Epilogue
- Appendix: A Guide to Conducting Your Own Couple Retreat
- Reader Discussion Questions
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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