It’s just arrived – my new book is finally published!

When I finished writing it in May I didn’t imagine it would take this long before I saw it in print but it turned out that the writing was the easy bit.  Even if it did take two years.

That said, I know the writing of the stories by those who’ve contributed their personal journeys through the family court was far from easy and I’m hugely grateful to them all.  If you’re one of the story-tellers reading this, thank you, and your copy of the book will be in the post to you very shortly.

So what’s the book about?

As you may already have discovered if you’re reading this, leaving a narcissist and going through the family court is likely to be the scariest thing you’ll ever have to do.  The book is a guide to dealing with the practical, legal and emotional challenges you’ll face along the way.  It contains information you won’t find elsewhere about our dreadful family courts and how to navigate them.

Narcissists form a disproportionate percentage of those who separate and divorce because they’re not good at relationships. They tend to fall out with family members and work colleagues too and they definitely can’t be in an intimate relationship without lying, manipulating, shaming, confusing and controlling.   The narcissist has no interest in resolving disputes, they thrive on the drama and chaos of conflict and want to use legal proceedings to continue to control you for as long as they can.  The book helps you to set boundaries with the narcissist, communicate with them and manage their behaviour to mitigate its effects on you and your children.

Most of my clients are litigants in person and I’ve written this book with them very much in mind.  It will be helpful for them whether or not their divorcing a narcissist.

The book explains how to navigate the family court and build your case with compelling evidence. You’ll learn about:

  • The different types of narcissists and how to deal with them
  • Solicitors and barristers – when you need one and what you can do yourself – and how to deal with your ex’s lawyers
  • McKenzie Friends if you can’t afford a barrister
  • How to address the court
  • The different types of court hearings and how they work
  • Writing statements
  • Collecting evidence to build your case
  • Giving evidence and being cross-examined in court hearings
  • Cafcass, and how to prepare for interviews
  • How to use parallel parenting when you can’t co-parent
  • How to take action against parental alienation
  • What’s likely to go wrong in court, and how to deal with it
  • How to appeal and make a complaint

And much much more.

You can buy the book  here

or from Amazon, Waterstones etc.   The paperback is £19.99, the eBook (on Amazon) is £11.99 and there’s a pdf on here for £7.99.

And when you’ve read it I’ll be very grateful if you’d write a review on Amazon so that more people will find it.  It doesn’t have to be long, just a couple of lines giving your reaction to it and/or something in particular that’s helped you.

Thank you!