Second Marriage An Insider’s Guide to Hope, Healing & Love
First, I recommend my book: a research-based blend of my own personal story, and stories of other couples.
I have compiled a list of marriage resources that I personally recommend. This means that I either have personal experience with them or have reviewed them thoroughly.
Books about Remarriage
The Heart of Remarriage
This beautiful book is a compassionate look at how we need to look at our heart, in order to gain the healing we need to be successful in our second marriage.
Successful Second Marriages
This is a very interesting book that tells the stories of several remarried couples who have it through their hard time and are thriving in their second marriage.
Saving Your Second Marriage Before it Starts
This couple have written several books on marriage and this one focuses on being ready for the challenges of a second marriage.
Second Marriage: An Insider’s Guide to Hope, Healing & Love
Books About being a Step Parent
131 Conversations for Stepfamily Success
This is a wonderful collection of conversation ideas, great for getting to know each other and building connections. Good for the whole family.
The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Happy Family
This is the first book I ever read about stepfamilies and it helped me a great deal. This is a classic in the field and has just has recently been updated.
StepMonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel and Act the Way They Do
This book tells the unvarnished truth about why it is so difficult to be a stepmother by examining literature, science and real experience.
Skirts At War: Beyond Divorced Mom/Stepmom Conflict
This informative and practical little book gives excellent advice on handling that most difficult of relationships: between stepmoms and the biological mom.
General Books About Marriage
The Mystery of Marriage
This is, hands down, the best book on marriage every written. No practical how-to’s in this volume. Instead, it is a meditation on how wonderous and terrifying it is to be as deeply connected to another human being, as you are in marriage. Read my full review of this volume here.
The Five Love Languages
This classic book helped my husband and I greatly during our first years of marriage. Men aren’t known for liking marriage books that much, but he actually liked this one.
Books About Tough Issues in Marriage
The Verbally Abusive Relationship, Expanded Third Edition: How to Recognize It and How to Respon
This book explains why people are verbally abusive and gives you strategies for both dealing with it and for deciding on whether or not you should stay in the relationship.
Love Must Be Tough
This was the book I read when my first husband and I were seperated. It talks about making those tough choices when a partner does not want to be in a relationship. This is a classic that has recently been updated.
]Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Controlling and Angry MenThis is another excellent book for understanding verbal abuse and what is happening in the mind of the abuser.
Conversation Games
Pocket Ungame – All Ages Version
This is a terrific game for getting to know each other as a family, with many thought-provoking questions.
TableTopics
This game is another fun conversational game, which is great for getting to know people.
Websites About Second Marriage
Second Marriage: This is my own website that offers resources and articles about second marriage.
Second Marriage Hope Facebook Page: This is the Facebook page I run about Second Marriage
Websites About Stepfamiles
Smart Stepfamilies: This site is run by Ron Deal, one of the world’s foremost experts on stepfamilies.
Step Mother Support: This site offers a lot of in-depth support for stepmoms.
Step Mom Mag: This online magazine offers great content on step parenting issues.
General Marriage Sites
To Love Honor and Vacuum: This is a website targeted at women offering humour and wisdom for handling marriage.
One Flesh Marriage: This site offers frank, encouraging advice for married Christians who want to honour Christ in their relationship.
Family Life Today: A comprehensive site to help you in all aspects of your marriage.
Training
Prepare-Enrich: This site offers a test that will help you pinpoint weaknesses and strengths in your marriage.
E-Prep: This site offers training online to deal with common marriage issues.
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Books on Remarriage
Second Marriage: An Insider’s Guide to Hope, Healing & Love
First, I recommend my own book a research-based blend of personal story and
Second Marriage: An Insider’s Guide to Hope, Healing & Love
First, I recommend my book: a research-based blend of my own personal story, and stories of other couples.
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