HELP FOR REMARRIAGES
Three years in the making, the Center's major
project to strengthen existing remarriages is
already in multiple printings. Within 30 days of
national release, the book was selected by
WalMart stores and stocked in WalMart book
sections nationwide.
"Happily Remarried" is published through
Harvest House Publishers of Eugene, Oregon.
It is one of three principal books to-date in
The Center's ongoing series for families in crisis
and transition.
Co-authors Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie, often
known as "America's Remarriage Experts,"
spent three years interviewing dozens of
remarried couples, gathering real-life stories,
strategies, and helpful ideas that could be
effectively reproduced in other remarriages and
blended (step) families.
The result is a book brimming with help for
those raising children, managing money, and
learning to resolve the conflicts that naturally
occur in a second (or later) marriage union.
The book's contents include a section on the four
"first principles" for building a strong
remarriage, based on the seminar developed by
co-authors David and Lisa Frisbie. The modular
concept of the book then includes sections
grouped around the critical issues most
remarriages face, including finding agreement on
the discipline of children, learning to manage
money (or the lack of it), dealing with difficult
ex-partners and relatives, and many more topics.
Highlighted within the text are specific
examples of healthy, positive remarriages, some
of which have thrived for four or even five
decades. One of the most remarked-about
features of the book is a profile of Ronald and
Nancy Reagan -- based not on political
discussions but rather on the obvious depth and
quality of the Reagan's relationship with each
other: his second marriage, her first.
The most requested excerpts from the book have
been the Reagan section (mentioned above) and
the section on "who's the boss?" explaining the
best current theory on child discipline by
stepparents.
Programs & Resources for Remarried Couples:
Since the mid 1980;s, the Center has been
directly involved in preparing and presenting
key educational information and training
programs for persons who remarry following
an experience of divorce.
The core seminar developed by the Center is
entitled "The Remarriage Journey." Its primary
focus articulates the four 'first principles' for
remarried persons. This core seminar is available
as a 3- to 4-hour session, and can be expanded
with additional modules into a one-day or
two-day weekend event.
Sponsored by social service providers, churches,
and other organizations, the core seminar
resources remarried persons in areas of conflict
resolution, decision making, communication,
and effective parenting strategies
Seminar presenters frequently incorporate a
time of questions and responses, during which
attendees can interact with each other and with
the presenters. These informal and spontaneous
sessions have often led to the exploration of new
areas of study, and to the development of
additional resources and programs.
Additional seminars and presentations are
available as stand-alone options or as add-on
modules to an existing remarriage event, and
can be used as companion workshops and
programs in conjunction with the core seminar.
At release time, Helen Greenleigh-Dickerson
interviewed the Center's directors, David and
Lisa Frisbie, regarding their new book "Happily
Remarried." Click here to read the transcript of
Helen's interview.
Three years in the making, the Center's major
project to strengthen existing remarriages is
already in multiple printings. Within 30 days of
national release, the book was selected by
WalMart stores and stocked in WalMart book
sections nationwide.
"Happily Remarried" is published through
Harvest House Publishers of Eugene, Oregon.
It is one of three principal books to-date in
The Center's ongoing series for families in crisis
and transition.
Co-authors Dr. David and Lisa Frisbie, often
known as "America's Remarriage Experts,"
spent three years interviewing dozens of
remarried couples, gathering real-life stories,
strategies, and helpful ideas that could be
effectively reproduced in other remarriages and
blended (step) families.
The result is a book brimming with help for
those raising children, managing money, and
learning to resolve the conflicts that naturally
occur in a second (or later) marriage union.
The book's contents include a section on the four
"first principles" for building a strong
remarriage, based on the seminar developed by
co-authors David and Lisa Frisbie. The modular
concept of the book then includes sections
grouped around the critical issues most
remarriages face, including finding agreement on
the discipline of children, learning to manage
money (or the lack of it), dealing with difficult
ex-partners and relatives, and many more topics.
Highlighted within the text are specific
examples of healthy, positive remarriages, some
of which have thrived for four or even five
decades. One of the most remarked-about
features of the book is a profile of Ronald and
Nancy Reagan -- based not on political
discussions but rather on the obvious depth and
quality of the Reagan's relationship with each
other: his second marriage, her first.
The most requested excerpts from the book have
been the Reagan section (mentioned above) and
the section on "who's the boss?" explaining the
best current theory on child discipline by
stepparents.
Programs & Resources for Remarried Couples:
Since the mid 1980;s, the Center has been
directly involved in preparing and presenting
key educational information and training
programs for persons who remarry following
an experience of divorce.
The core seminar developed by the Center is
entitled "The Remarriage Journey." Its primary
focus articulates the four 'first principles' for
remarried persons. This core seminar is available
as a 3- to 4-hour session, and can be expanded
with additional modules into a one-day or
two-day weekend event.
Sponsored by social service providers, churches,
and other organizations, the core seminar
resources remarried persons in areas of conflict
resolution, decision making, communication,
and effective parenting strategies
Seminar presenters frequently incorporate a
time of questions and responses, during which
attendees can interact with each other and with
the presenters. These informal and spontaneous
sessions have often led to the exploration of new
areas of study, and to the development of
additional resources and programs.
Additional seminars and presentations are
available as stand-alone options or as add-on
modules to an existing remarriage event, and
can be used as companion workshops and
programs in conjunction with the core seminar.
At release time, Helen Greenleigh-Dickerson
interviewed the Center's directors, David and
Lisa Frisbie, regarding their new book "Happily
Remarried." Click here to read the transcript of
Helen's interview.
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