Losing a long-term marriage or partnership in mid-life is unfortunately all too common.  And, it can be devastating.  There is light at the end of the tunnel however.  Healing from a divorce takes time, but understanding what it takes to do so is half the battle.

Dr. Larry Miller PhD. has been running divorce recovery groups since 1985.  In that time, he has conducted 159 groups of people recovering from loss of a significant love relatioship.

In Part II of this 2-part interview, he tells us how women can heal themselves from this loss and how they know they are ready to move on to a new realtionship.

Losing a long-term marriage or partnership in mid-life is all too common.  And, it can be devastating.  There are some differences between how men and women respond to such a loss.  Have you heard the saying, "Women marry men hoping they will change, and men marry women hoping they will never change"?

Dr. Larry Miller PhD. has been running divorce recovery groups since 1985.  In that time, he has conducted 159 groups of people recovering from loss of a significant love relatioship. 

In Part I of this 2-part interview, Dr. Miller enlightens us on the challenges women in mid-life face with loss of a significant love relatioship.

The transition from long term marriage to singlehood is different for everyone.  For some it's filled with sadness and grief, others discover a new sense of freedom and wonder.  What's true in any case is that it is a period of trial and error, figuring out for one's self  what works and what doesn't, on many different levels.

Karen Kreps, author of Intimacies: Secrets of Love, Sex & Romance, shares an excerpt from the book about a middle-aged woman finding her way as newly single woman after 20 years of marriage...