Approaching Marriage (FamilyLife Interview Day 5)

Adult Children of Divorce: Healing the Pain That Lives On

10/2/2006
Divorce has a dramatic impact on the lives of children. But how does it affect a person's approach to marriage as an adult? Today on the broadcast, Dennis Rainey talks with Jen Abbas, author of Generation Ex, and researcher Elizabeth Marquardt, both adult children of divorce, about how how their parents' divorce affected their thoughts about marriage and family.

Guests Include: Jen Abbas, Elizabeth Marquardt

Tune in here to listen or read the transcript from the last day of my radio interview on FamilyLife Today.

SPECIAL OFFER: In support of this week's broadcast, FamilyLife is offering free CDs of all five programs with the purchase of both my book and Elizabeth Marquardt's Between Two Worlds.

Forgiving Our Parents (FamilyLife Interview Day 4)

Adult Children of Divorce: Healing the Pain That Lives On

10/26/2006
Today on the broadcast, Jen Abbas, author of the book Generation Ex, and Elizabeth Marquardt, director of the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values, talk about forgiving their parents for the divorces that catapulted them as children into a strange new world often difficult to navigate or understand.

Guests Include: Jen Abbas, Elizabeth Marquardt

Tune in here to listen or read the transcript from day four of my radio interview on FamilyLife Today.

The Singlehood Phenomenon

My friends Tom & Beverly Rodgers have released a new book called The Singlehood Phenomenon: 10 Brutally Honest Reasons People Aren't Getting Married.

Generation Ex is cited on page 15, and includes this endorsement:

Today's singles grew up learning more about how relationships end than how they can be sustained. Drs. Beverly and Tom Rodgers offer life-changing insight and helpful instructino for those who find themselves unintentionally single.
- Jen Abbas, author of Generation Ex: Adult Children of Divorce and the Healing of Our Pain

You can read an excerpt of the book here.

The Sleeper Effect of Divorce (FamilyLife Interview Day 3)

Adult Children of Divorce: Healing the Pain That Lives On

10/25/2006
On today's broadcast, divorce survivors Elizabeth Marquardt and Jen Abbas tell Dennis Rainey how their parents' divorce nearly 20 years earlier has affected them throughout their lives and continues to affect them today.

Guests Include: Jen Abbas, Elizabeth Marquardt

Tune in here to listen or read the transcript from day three of my radio interview on FamilyLife Today.

The Emotional Hurdles of Living Through a Divorce (FamilyLife Interview Day 2)

Adult Children of Divorce: Healing the Pain That Lives On

10/24/2006
Divorce not only dramatically affects the couple involved, but also their children. That's according to authors Elizabeth Marquardt and Jen Abbas, both adult children of divorce. Today on the broadcast, Elizabeth and Jen talk about the reality of divorce emotionally for children with FamilyLife President, Dennis Rainey.

Guests Include: Jen Abbas, Elizabeth Marquardt

Tune in here to listen or read the transcript from day two of my radio interview on FamilyLife Today.

Surviving the Aftermath of Divorce (FamilyLife Interview Day 1)

Adult Children of Divorce: Healing the Pain That Lives On

10/23/2006
On the broadcast today, Elizabeth Marquardt, director of the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values, and Jen Abbas, author of the book Generation Ex, tell Dennis Rainey about their experience growing up without both a mother and a father in the home.

Guests Include: Jen Abbas, Elizabeth Marquardt

Tune in here to listen or read the transcript from day one of my radio interview on FamilyLife Today.

Media Alert: FamilyLife Today

Elizabeth Marquardt and I will on the FamilyLife Today radio program all this week, October 23-27 talking about the long-term effects of divorce. Check your local radio station for air time, or check here to listen online or read a transcript after the program airs.

Oh yeah, and you can order the book here.

It's Here!

I'm back home safe in Michigan. My dad is here and has been a great help as I'm still in quite a bit of pain from the accident. It's been so nice to have someone to run errands and do my lifting. Dad's been a great sport. Probably not the vacation he expected, but it sure has been good timing.

One errand I don't think Dad minded at all was answering the door when UPS arrived yesterday with my copies of the new edition of Generation Ex! I'm SO excited that this project of mine is available again. I'd do a dance of joy, but considering my condition, I'll just settle for a sit of joy! :-)

If you or someone you know can benefit from my book, you can order it from my publisher. Thanks!

(Temporary) New Wheels

I'm very happy to report that I have wheels again. Not my own, though I'm sure I'll have some serious envy to work through by the time my car is fixed in a week or two. I love the purple car!

I'll be heading home tomorrow. I'm still feeling pretty sore so I promised my many concerned friends that I'll take it easy and stop every hour. I still appreciate any prayers lifted on behalf of my safety!

My dad is on his way to my place from Minneapolis so I'll someone to keep tabs on me at home for a few days. I have an appointment with my regular doctor on Friday, my neuro on Tuesday, and neuropsych on Thursday. That should give me a better idea of when I'll be feeling better.

Seriously?!?

So...as you know...my book is being re-released next week. That, of course, must mean it's time for me to have another accident!

I'm here in Canton, Ohio visiting friends. Yesterday I was on my way to meet a friend for lunch. I exited the highway and stopped at the light. All was well til the car behind me didn't stop. Alas, Miles (my fairly faithful Mazda Protege) has a bit of a boo boo.

For that matter, so do I. Yes, I hit my head...again. You'd think that if I'm going to keep getting injured, I could at least change it up.

I got to spend a few quality hours in the ER for a CT and observation. I'm doing alright. Slight concussion, herniated disc and really sore. Today was spent talking to all manner of insurance folks. Since Ohio is a fault state (thank God!) , the other guy will be paying for my car repairs, rental and medical bills. The car is not legal to drive, so I'll take a rental back home and drive back down when it's fixed...unless of course, they determine that it costs more to fix it than it's worth. It doesn't seem like it's that damaged, but it is a 1998 so who knows.

At any rate, I'm following doctors orders to rest and let my drugs do their work. I'm very grateful that I wasn't more seriously hurt, that I have friends here to dote on me, that details are seeming to work out, for Ohio's auto laws, and for my very kind dogsitters who are spoiling Bailey rotten!

MY VERY BIG NEWS

As many of you guessed, my VERY BIG NEWS is that Generation Ex is being reprinted!!! FamilyLife is my new publishing home. You'll be seeing some changes to this blog in the coming weeks, starting with the book cover. The book has a soft release date, which means it will be available as soon as it comes of the press. We expect the first copies to ship October 15.

FamilyLife is perhaps best known for their radio broadcast with Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine. I've long been a fan of this organization's work to promote healthy families, and am honored to be part of their team.

I was in Little Rock in May (along with Elizabeth Marquardt) to record a few programs for the show. That led to discussions about the book, which led to my contract, which led to the fastest fast-track I've ever experienced. I signed my contract last month and the book releases in two weeks!

Thanks to all of you who have been supportive of me, my book and my mission. I appreciate your willingness to get the word out. After all, everyone knows someone who needs this book.