When a marriage ends it is more than a separation of two people. It is a death of an important part of their lives. Divorce and Beyond, the popular program for adults who have gone through a recent divorce, offers readers the support and guidance they need to help them through the divorcing process. Completely revised and updated, it will help readers through the initial stress, anger and guilt to ultimate forgiveness, happiness and growth. Divorce and Beyond is designed as a ten-session workbook for men and women who are already divorced or have filed for divorce. Each session or chapter covers the primary emotions experienced as a person works through the divorce process.
Brother James GretemanLeon HaverkampElsie P. Radtke
Elsie Radtke, MEd. is an Associate Director with the Family Ministries Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Elsie coordinates Divorce and Annulment Support Ministries for the diocese. She and her husband are a remarried couple, both having experienced divorce in their first marriage. As a couple they do step-couple coaching to help remarried couples succeed in their new family structure. Elsie is a premarital mentor and coach. She is a co-author of the Archdiocese of Chicago Marriage Ministry Guidelines, She created a revised edition of Divorce and Beyond for ACTA. In an effort to stop divorce and to reduce domestic violence she is involved in the Family Bridges Association. Through workshops and activities this association teaches couples, singles, single parents and teens to have healthy relationships and make smarter choices in mate selection. Hoping to give struggling couples an option other than divorce, she trains people to assist them with Controlled Separation. Living in Chicago, she is a frequent speaker on topics of divorce, annulment, relationships and stepfamilies. Elsie and her husband are proud parents of six adult children and have a wonderful granddaughter who brightens the lives of all in the family.