Katherine Woodward Thomas - Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After

Katherine Woodward Thomas brings a gentle but fiercely powerful approach to what can otherwise be such a painful experience. Through Conscious Uncoupling, we can transform the deepest disappointment into a sacred journey from sorrow to peace.

Marianne Williamson, New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love

During a breakupa time that normally brings out the worst in us, Katherine Woodward Thomas takes us by the hand and helps us live in ways that are aligned with the highest and the best we have within us. With amazing clarity and depth, shell take the splinter out of your soul and support you to end your relationship in a way that leaves you, and those you care about, whole and complete rather than broken and damaged. I absolutely love this book!

Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason

Conscious Uncoupling is a kind and compassionate guide on how to overcome breakup grief and use it to transform and enrich your entire life. The process Katherine Woodward Thomas provides will not only help make your heart whole again, but will also ensure a positive, hopeful future for all involved. A paradigm-shifting book that promises to uplevel how we collectively do breakups moving forward.

John Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

There is so much wisdom, heart, and humor in this book youll want to sleep with it under your pillow. Katherine communicates the real dealyoull see it immediately and breathe deeply for having such a friend on the path. Full of head, heart, body, and relational wisdom gathered from years of deep exploration, Conscious Uncoupling is the book that youve been looking for to guide you to true freedom. I loved it!

Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After

Before Conscious Uncoupling we didnt have a road map for how to turn the pain of a breakup into a genuine opportunity to re-create our life for the better. Now, thanks to Katherine Woodward Thomass brilliant and beautifully written manifesto, anyone going through the ending of a relationship has an opportunity not only to heal from heartache but to evolve human relationships, and thus humanity, to a new level. With her trademark wisdom and deep kindness, Katherine shares her well-tested 5-step process that will guide you through the storm to a brighter future than you ever imagined possible.

Claire Zammit, founder, FemininePower.com

Katherine Woodward Thomas is my relationship guru. Her wisdom and guidance helped me clear all blocks to romantic freedom. Conscious Uncoupling will help you embrace the true meaning of forgiveness and restore your faith in love.

Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of Miracles Now

Conscious Uncoupling is a powerful and groundbreaking process that provides a proven path to healing and wholeness from the devastation of heartbreak. From her decades of experience as a therapist and her personal story of divorce, Katherine Woodward Thomas reveals the transformative steps back to a life of love, freedom, and happiness.

Arielle Ford, bestselling author of The Soulmate Secret

The book Conscious Uncoupling presents a sensible and very helpful five-step approach toward turning the tragedy of a breakup into a new healthy beginning instead of a wound that keeps festering.

John Gottman, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Katherine Woodward Thomas is as wise and intelligent as she is empathetic and brave. Her knowledgeable, visionary, and clear teachings have consistently represented empowerment and healing to so many, myself included. Her seer-like insight and her gentle yet unwaveringly leading-edge and applicable guidance holds our hands as we traverse the often debilitating territory of breakups and endings. I am so happy Katherine is on this planet.

Alanis Morissette, Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter

In Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas has created the definitive blueprint for how to complete a relationship in a way that leaves everyone honored and empowered. If youre considering uncoupling, I suggest you runnot walkto the nearest bookstore and start reading it today. Youll discover that a graceful parting of the ways is doable even under the most extreme of circumstances. I find Katherine to be always on the leading edge of thoughtand we are once again the beneficiaries of her brilliance.

Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder/CEO of Yes to Success, Inc.

Copyright 2015 by Katherine Woodward Thomas

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The Bicycle Music Company and Universal Music Publishing Group: Excerpt from You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, copyright 1994 by Songs of Universal, Inc., and Vanhurst Place Music. Arlovol Music (ASCAP) administered by Penny Farthing Music (ASCAP) under license from The Bicycle Music Company. All rights for Vanhurts Place Music controlled and administered by Songs of Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of The Bicycle Music Company and Jordan Lowy on behalf of Songs of Universal, Inc., and Vanhurst Place Music.

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Veronica A. Shoffstall: After a While by Veronica A. Shoffstall, copyright 1971 by Veronica A. Shoffstall. Reprinted by permission of Veronica A. Shoffstall.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Thomas, Katherine Woodward.

Conscious uncoupling / Katherine Woodward Thomas.

pages cm

1. Divorce. 2. Separation (Psychology) I. Title.

HQ814.T428 2015

306.89dc23 2015009538

ISBN9780553446999

eBook ISBN9780553447002

Cover design by Jess Morphew

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