Ruth Clements is a Lion Books author of the book Surviving Separation and Divorce. She is also the creator of the Christian blog, The Entirety Of Life, and works in heritage education. She is a former primary school teacher and now teaches in Parliament's Education and Engagement Service. Ruth has also written regularly for Threads UK and Tearfund, and spoken on Premier Radio. She attends Christ Church London, having previously led the youth work team at Andover Vineyard Church.

Contents
Introduction 11
Part One: What Happens Next?
Chapter 1 Seeking Support 20
Chapter 2 When it's Hard to... 50
Chapter 3 Talking about Divorce and Separation 72
Chapter 4 Coping with the Day-to-day 82
Chapter 5 Taking Time Out 88
Part Two: Moving Forward
Chapter 6 Separating Lives 98
Chapter 7 Family 113
Chapter 8 Your Ex-spouse or Partner 124
Chapter 9 What to Do about Social Media 135
Chapter 10 What to Do about Wedding Items 142
Chapter 11 What to Do about the Practicalities of Separation 148
Part Three: Moving On
Chapter 12 Emotions 156
Chapter 13 Combining Past and Present 175
Chapter 14 When Other People's Lives Move On 185
Chapter 15 Difficult Dates of the Year 201
Chapter 16 Intimacy 216
Chapter 17 New Beginnings 229

Separation and divorce are undoubtedly life-shattering events, but that is not the end of the story. Ruth Clements went through the fire and lived to tell the tale, and now she takes the reader on a journey towards living hopefully and well. Surviving Separation and Divorce seeks to expore how you can keep going when the bottom has seemingly fallen out of your world. It asks questions to help the reader decide on the best way forward and offers advice on dealing with the day-to-day tasks that can seem insurmountable. In this warm and practical guide Ruth will show you that not only can you survive separation and divorce, but you can come out on the other side, stronger, wiser and looking forward to the future.