Colene Sawyer Schlaepfer

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About the Author

After college, a young marriage and the birth of two boys and two girls, I began to take graduate classes in psychology. I had wanted to be a therapist since I was a kid. Slowly, over seven years, "mom" earned a Masters and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Ironically my 23-year marriage ended shortly thereafter. My first practice focused on divorce counseling. After a few years of being a single mother of teens I married again. I was heartbroken when, three years later, my husband told me he had to live alone. I asked myself, "How could this happen to me, a therapist?" The second divorce motivated me to find answers to the mystery of falling in love with someone not right for me. I was working on a PhD and began research for … Read More about About the Author

Great, great marriage help. Easy reading, organized and, more importantly good ideas. Well written!
This book is a gem for anyone contemplating a serious romantic relationship or partnership.
A delightfully evocative title to a book about understanding and potentially fixing relationships in your life. I “wrote the book” on what not to do in a relationship. After reading “Fishing by Moonlight” I have a much better understanding of my past romantic misadventures. I wish I’d discovered it earlier in my life. I hope you’ll discover it now.
My husband and I both read “Fishing by Moonlight” together. The author’s personal experiences with relationships and some of the examples presented were similar to the patterns we had in our past. Reading these stories helped us realize we are not alone with our issues. The exercises are invaluable.

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