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         Stepfamily literature (vs. Census data) consistently estimates that over half of typical U.S. stepfamily couples re/divorce psychologically or legally within 10 years of their re/wedding. (The "/" notes it may be a stepparent's first union). One of five hazards promoting this tragic epidemic affecting many millions of adults and kids is co-parent and professional unawareness - lack of clear, credible, useful information.

        This sequence of six unique guidebooks provides valid, practical healing, life-skill, co-parenting, and stepfamily information. These volumes integrate well over 200 Web articles and worksheets in the non-profit divorce-prevention site http://sfhelp.org. The books and articles are based on 29 years' professional research, and over 17,000 hours of clinical consultation and classroom interaction with over 1,000 Midwestern co-parents and some of their children.

        This series is unique in communication, marital, and stepfamily materials and programs for five reasons:

• The author's background and knowledge - including 17 years' engineering, business, management, and teaching; 35 years' studying and teaching communication skills; 26 years' graduate education and practice of psychotherapy with stepfamilies - including inner family therapy; 17 years' personal recovery from a very low-nurturance childhood, and many years' personal experience as a step-grandchild, adult stepchild, stepfather, and stepbrother.

• An unusual meld of basic concepts - inner family (personality) dynamics + psychological-wound  recovery + family nurturance levels + the pervasive, toxic [wounds + unawareness] cycle + three-level grief and freeing blocked grief + seven communication skills + surface and primary needs + 60 stepfamily realities + five re/marital hazards and 12 related safeguard projects, and three powerful divorce-prevention steps.

• Extensive cross-referencing within and between these books and the related Web site, and thorough glossaries, selected reading lists, and book indexes;

• Resources included in the text ("Reality Checks") and as Appendices (summaries and worksheets), to help readers understand key concepts and test their own understandings; and...

• The author's unique personality + wisdom from 69 years on Earth + an informal, clear, thorough writing style that emphasizes preventing - and identifying and effectively resolving - real relationship problems.

        These books are meant to guide typical co-parents (bioparents and stepparents) and lay and professional supporters through one or more of 12 safeguard Projects (http://sfhelp.org/12-overvw.htm). The first two guidebooks are for anyone - specially adults from low-nurturance childhoods (Grown Wounded Children, or GWCs). Read overviews of each book by searching the publisher's site for author "Peter Gerlach." Follow the links below to see each table of contents. All six titles are also available via www.barnesandnoble.com, www.Amazon.com, and other online book sellers. 

All books are available in paperback and hardcover editions. For more information on them, contact the
publisher (www.xlibris.com) or the author (pilgrim27@aol.com). For perspective on selecting useful books
about stepfamily life, see this.

For a summary of the key concepts in these unique, practical guidebooks, see these 11 informative slide presentations. If you have trouble viewing the slides, see this. Overview and download a free, modular, 8-session self-study or group class on Projects 1-7 in this non-profit site.

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