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Survival After Separation is a written, step-by-step eBook for people who want to get over a breakup, not undo it. If you are hurting and want a clear plan for the weeks and months ahead, it is worth a look. If you are hoping to get back together with your ex, want a video course, or need help urgently, it is the wrong thing to buy, and the sections below explain why.
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It is an eBook by Penny Price, who has worked as a relationship counselor for over 20 years and has met with thousands of people going through heart-shattering breakups. The book is over 130 pages of what the order page calls "easy to read, step-by-step 'instructions'" to help you understand the psychology of your breakup and then recover as quickly as possible.
It is not new. Penny first released it in 2012, and the ideas it is built on (grief, support, how you handle contact with your ex, getting your days back) are the kind that don't go out of date.
You will meet it through a short video. The sales page is Penny's video on "the 5 key principles to getting over your ex and how to be happy again", with the price underneath. Watching it costs nothing, and it gives you a fair sense of her approach before you decide anything.
Going by Penny's own list of contents, the book covers:
Running through all of it are a few beliefs Penny holds firmly. You are not at fault for the pain. The pain is real, "mental, emotional and even chemical". Friends who say "just get over it" mean well but are wrong. And if you don't let yourself feel it, you can't be free of it.
Two extras come with the book.
Both bonuses lean towards confidence and dating, so they are most useful later on, once the worst is behind you and you are thinking about meeting someone new. In the first raw weeks, the main book is what you will reach for.
This book suits you if you have accepted, or are starting to accept, that the relationship is over and you want to stop hurting this much. It is written for any kind of ending: a breakup that came as a total surprise, one that was mutual, or one you started yourself. It also fits people whose breakup was a long time ago but who still miss their ex and feel it shaping their life.
It particularly suits someone who likes to read, go back over a page, and work through things privately at their own pace. If friends have run out of patience, or you would rather not lean on them every night, a book is there at 2 a.m. when nobody else is.
Price is part of the picture too. Penny's own comparison is that it costs far less than a run of therapy sessions or nights at the bar, and "less than the price of a lonely takeout dinner for one".
Survival After Separation costs $37, as one payment. Your card is charged by ClickBank, which handles the sale, and the order comes with an 8-week (60-day) money-back guarantee. In the order page's words, if you are not satisfied for any reason, you can just send an email and you will be refunded.
That guarantee covers your money, not a result. Nobody can promise how quickly you will feel better. What it does mean is that you can read the book, try the steps for two months, and still get your $37 back if it isn't right for you.
If you want to see Penny's approach before deciding, her short video on the 5 key principles is the place to start.
Survival After Separation is a sensible and practical book for someone who has lost a relationship and wants a clear path through the hurt. Its strongest points are the ones people most often get wrong on their own: letting yourself feel the loss, not going through it alone, being careful about contact, and knowing in advance what you will do if your ex comes back. At $37 with a 60-day refund window, the risk is small.
It is not for someone hoping to reunite, someone who needs urgent help, or someone who wants a coach on the other end of a call. For everyone else, it is a solid place to start.
Watch Penny's short video on the 5 key principles to getting over your ex
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