{"title":"Kristin E. Carmichael","description":"\u003cp\u003eKRISTIN E. CARMICHAEL, LISW, is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and domestic violence specialist in New Mexico, and the author of \u003cem\u003eX That Ex: Making a Clean Break When the Relationship Is Over\u003c\/em\u003e, her debut work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmichael holds master’s degrees in social work and business administration. She has served as Domestic Violence Specialist at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and previously as residential shelter manager at Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, counseling more than a thousand domestic violence survivors and developing medical-advocacy programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Carmichael trains professionals on domestic violence issues, a practice she has maintained since 2001, and has presented original research at statewide and national conferences. Her work draws directly on her years of clinical and advocacy experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin E. Carmichael’s books are published by Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"x-that-ex","title":"X That Ex: Making a Clean Break When the Relationship is Over","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hell no. It’s over. I am done.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaying it to him felt so damned good. God knows he deserved it. Still deserves it. So why is it that only a few weeks later, I doubt if I can stand by what I said? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eX That Ex\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited answer for women who have left a bad relationship and don’t want to go back. It is incredibly common for women to leave partners who are emotionally unavailable, disrespectful, immature, selfish or even abusive, but then struggle to stay away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen might be tripped up by their exes’ schemes to get them back, their own self-sabotaging ways or even by our society, which seems to glorify a \"just give him one more chance\" philosophy. To their family and friends’ dismay, huge numbers of women go back to toxic relationships, wasting years and the possibility of happier lives on men who can’t give them what they deserve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the post-breakup world for most people were logical, fair, regulated and well-defined, there would be no need for \u003ci\u003eX That Ex\u003c\/i\u003e. As most of us know, however, the time after a breakup is emotionally messy, sometimes chaotic and filled with conflicting feelings, motivations, hopes, temptations and realities that must be dealt with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eX That Ex\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on this confusing time, demystifying why it is so difficult to stay away from a problematic ex, and distinguishing itself by making personalized predictions for readers about what to expect from their exes and themselves in the tumultuous time right after a relationship ends. This book is a unique roadmap that guides readers through the sometimes perilous time when a woman’s ex might try time-tested tactics to tempt her back, when self-sabotage may make a woman her own worst enemy, and when even our culture gets in on the action by making reunification seem reasonable. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/089793640X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897936408\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Kristin E. Carmichael, LISW","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215035990232,"sku":"9780897936408","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43215036023000,"sku":"9781630266745","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897936408_FC_mockup_v2_1661528723_cda92102-c7df-45e8-9fe9-fff0c0b12214.jpg?v=1791008569"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-kristin-e-carmichael.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}