Moving Forward

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.

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.

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.