Guest 1: Sam Buser, coauthor of Guys-Only Guide To Getting Over Divorce.
Topic: Practical advice for every man going through divorce.
Issues: The nuts and bolts of starting over; why time is on your side; dating again; getting serious; recognizing normal—and not-so-normal feelings.
Guest 2: Michele Lowrance, author of The Good Karma Divorce.
Topic: Avoid litigation, turn negative emotions into positive actions, and get on with the rest of your life.
Issues: Creating a road map to guide you through the ever-twisting divorce journey; learning to harness your negative emotions; preventing collateral damage (AKA how not to hurt your kids).
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—Tampa Tribune
“Armin Brott steers divorced, separated, gay, widowed and never-married fathers through every aspect of fathering without a partner.”
—New Orleans Times Picayune
“An amazingly insightful, practical, and balanced guide to the uncharted world of the single father.”
—William Doherty, Ph.D., Professor of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, President, National Council on Family Relations
“Brott... offers the tools to help men become and remain actively involved parents.”
—Fresno Bee
“A toolbox for the single father, to help him cope with the trials and hazards, deal with the emotions, and wade through the legal mire.”
—New Jersey Suburban Parent
“Brott offers a solution for all problems big or small ... a handy guide for single fathers as they build their lives with their children.”
—Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
FFL
“Armin Brott, who brought us his insightful fathering series, continues to encourage men and their families with wisdom and wit in Father for Life.”
—Parenting WithSuccess.com
“If you haven't read Father for Life, you are missing something. Brott does a sensational job describing the journey of a father. It's funny, informative, and additional stress relief...”
—Ken Swarner, Ph.D., author of Whose Kids Are These Anyway?
“An essential guide for every dad.”
—MSN
"Strikingly clear and easy to navigate... Armin’s effortless and honest conversational style of writing takes the reader through a large amount of incredibly valuable information with smooth sailing."
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—Daddio, blogger
THR
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—New York Times
“At last, a book that separates myth from reality when it comes to fathers' importance in their children's development”
—East Bay Books
“While other titles offer instruction to the individual father or decry Dad's lack of involvement, this one is unique in both defending fathers and at the same time showing how they can be helped to do an even better job.”
—Library Journal
“An interesting and valuable book... Americans' approach to parenting has been too mother-centered.”
—Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, and Founder of the National Organization for Women
“A wide ranging, cool-headed response to the current predilection for dissing all the dads... An important step in illuminating many of the issues--ignorance, false assumptions and power struggles--that hold men back from full participation in raising their children.”
—Kirkus