About the Author
Wendy Fisher House, Ph.D. is a psychologist with training in both clinical and social psychology with more than forty years of experience. Over the years, she began to notice stories accumulating in her office alerting her to the profound effect which one particular change—parents divorcing after 20 or more years—had on the entire family system, including grown children. Few resources were available for this population then and even now. So, after she retired, she was inspired to write this book.
In addition to working with clients dealing with later-life divorce and other life challenges, Wendy conducted court-ordered family evaluations for Child Protective Services, provided clinical supervision for the Visiting Nurses Association and the Assault Crisis Center, and initiated and supervised a readjustment treatment program for Vietnam veterans. She also led groups for adults who experienced parental loss in childhood and co-led groups for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including groups for therapist survivors.
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Wendy graduated from the University of Kansas with a double major in psychology and sociology. From there she went to the University of Michigan where she met her future husband and life-long partner, Jim House, a fellow student in the same social psychology doctoral program. They lived in North Carolina for 8 years, teaching at Duke and UNC, before returning to Ann Arbor where they raised their two children. Until they recently moved downtown, they lived in a house on the river with two rescue cats, Daisy and Lily.
In addition to working with clients dealing with later-life divorce and other life challenges, Wendy conducted court-ordered family evaluations for Child Protective Services, provided clinical supervision for the Visiting Nurses Association and the Assault Crisis Center, and initiated and supervised a readjustment treatment program for Vietnam veterans. She also led groups for adults who experienced parental loss in childhood and co-led groups for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including groups for therapist survivors.
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Wendy graduated from the University of Kansas with a double major in psychology and sociology. From there she went to the University of Michigan where she met her future husband and life-long partner, Jim House, a fellow student in the same social psychology doctoral program. They lived in North Carolina for 8 years, teaching at Duke and UNC, before returning to Ann Arbor where they raised their two children. Until they recently moved downtown, they lived in a house on the river with two rescue cats, Daisy and Lily.