Moving Forward: An Ancient Divorce Ritual for the Modern World

by Marilyn Beloff

Overview

How can we mine the ancient Jewish ritual rite of passage for its gold in order to create new healing rituals for those in the secular world facing the death of a marriage? Drawing on her own healing and transformative experience in the ancient Jewish ritual of Divorce and her journey as a therapist, Dr. Marilyn Beloff provides personal, in-depth anecdotes and practical suggestions on how to create your own healing ritual of divorce. Moving Forward provides a fresh look at how we, in our modern, secular world, and those seeking to heal and transform following a painful and profound ending to their marriage, can move forward, free to love again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543955057
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	01/31/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	124
File size:	490 KB

About the Author

Dr. Marilyn Beloff, PhD is a Canadian psychotherapist, marital therapist, divorce mediator, divorce coach and child specialist. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology, a PhD In Psychology, and has been in practice for over 30 years. Dr. Beloff has worked with families going through separation and divorce as a guidance counselor, therapist, family mediator, and within the collaborative practice as a child specialist and divorce coach. She has spoken about her doctoral research regarding the creation of healing divorce rituals and provided examples at international conferences. She presented an enactment of a healing divorce ritual at the closing for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum in Vancouver, 2003. Dr. Beloff is passionate in her pursuit of tikkunolam (a Jewish concept of repair and healing of the soul of the world) and hopes that Moving Forward will provide healing to those suffering from the wounds of divorce.Dr. Beloff lives with her husband in Vancouver, Canada.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments x

Part 1

My Personal Journey 1

Setting the Stage 7

Part 2

Mining the Gold 13

Tapestries of Gold 17

Tapestry 1 Sivan: A Transformative Vessel 17

Tapestry 2 Daniel M.: A Great Release 29

Tapestry 3 Ruth: Taking Action 40

Tapestry 4 Alvin: I Call It Magic 49

Tapestry 5 Hanna: Portrait of a Strong Woman 61

Tapestry 6 Mark: The Story of Closure with Intention 75

Tapestry 7 Shira: The Power and Grace of Forgiveness 85

Part 3

Milling the Past 95

Golden Threads 96

What We Can Learn from the Ancient Jewish Divorce Ritual 96

Musing on Transformation of the Ancient Jewish Divorce Ritual 98

Moving Forward 100

Creating New, Healing Rituals of Divorce for the Modern World 100

Reflections 103

Suggested Reading 107

Appendix: Companion DVD 109

Trainings and Lectures 111