The Myth of No Big Deal: Healing from the Overlooked Impact of Later-Life Divorce on Adult Children and...

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Wendy Fisher House

The Myth of No Big Deal

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Healing from the Overlooked Impact of Later-Life Divorce on Adult Children and Families

Wendy Fisher House

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Flint Hills Publishing
31 March 2026

Family psychology; Psychotherapy; Separation & divorce

When parents divorce later in life, the world often shrugs: They're grown. It's no big deal. But for adult children-and for the family as a whole-it can be a seismic shift.

In The Myth of No Big Deal, Wendy Fisher House, PhD, a psychotherapist with more than forty years of clinical experience, shines a compassionate, clear-eyed light on one of the fastest-growing yet least understood family transitions: later-life divorce. Drawing on decades of work with individuals and families, she reveals why this life change reverberates far beyond the couple-and why the developmental stage of both parents and adult children profoundly shapes the impact.

Organized into five accessible parts, this comprehensive guide explores:

The cultural and developmental context of ""gray divorce."" Why parents divorce later in life-and what they may not see about its ripple effects. How an adult child's age and life stage influence grief, loyalty conflicts, and identity. Essential tools for navigating boundaries, compassion, anger, and healing. Practical pathways toward new parent-child relationships and new family formations which may be healthier than those left behind.

Through vivid case examples and clearly explained concepts, readers will recognize their own families in these pages-and find language for experiences that often go unnamed.

Whether you are a parent considering divorce, an adult child struggling to make sense of it, or a professional supporting families in transition, The Myth of No Big Deal offers wisdom, validation, and actionable guidance. Thoughtfully organized and rich with takeaways, it is both a roadmap and a reassurance: families can redefine themselves with honesty, respect, and even renewed connection.

Because it is a big deal-and with understanding and intention, it can also become a turning point toward

By: Wendy Fisher House
Imprint: Flint Hills Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781966323525
ISBN 10: 1966323522
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Myth of No Big Deal: Healing from the Overlooked Impact of Later-Life Divorce on Adult Children and Families

""Kudos to Wendy House for offering thoughtful recommendations for successful adaptations to an often unforeseen family rupture and for unveiling a neglected but ever-increasing population of adult children and their later-life divorcing parents. This work will benefit all participating members of the later-life divorce family as well as those who teach them, those who listen to them, those who counsel them, those who love them. Clinicians and the general public will be enriched and enlightened by this timely investigation. Read it and pass it on to a friend.""-Barbara S. CainAuthor of Autism, The Invisible Cord, A Sibling's Diary, Silver Medal Winner, Mom's Choice Award""For adult children and their divorcing parents, this book will be revelatory and immensely helpful.""-Carol Tavris, Ph.D. Social Psychologist and Author, Mistakes were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts and Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion"" This book will undoubtedly touch the lives of all the generations involved in later life divorce-parents, adult children, their close friends and partners, and the adult children's own children. The Myth of No Big Deal is a major contribution to the field of family science, uncovering the many, nuanced ways that later-life divorce of parents impacts their adult children and the family system.""-Barbara M. Newman, Ph.D. Developmental Psychologist & -Philip R. Newman, Ph.D.Social and Community PsychologistCo-Authors, Development through Life: A psychosocial approach and Theories of Human Development.