When a Marriage Dies

Author, speaker, and teacher Laura Petherbridge talks to Dennis Rainey about the day in 1984 when she found out her husband was having an affair. Hear Laura’s advice on what not to do when you find out friends or family members are divorcing.

More Q&A on Separation and Divorce

with Laura Petherbridge
January 12, 2007
Today on the broadcast, author and speaker Laura Petherbridge answers more of your questions on separation and divorce. View Show Notes →

Q&A About Separation and Divorce

with Laura Petherbridge
January 11, 2007
On the broadcast today, Laura Petherbridge, author of the divorce recovery guide When Your Marriage Dies, answers some of your most common questions about separation and divorce. View Show Notes →

A Time to Heal

with Laura Petherbridge
January 10, 2007
Today on the broadcast, Laura Petherbridge, author of the book When Your Marriage Dies, remembers the first night she slipped into bed and realized she hadn't cried that day--a major milestone since her difficult divorce. View Show Notes →

Confronting the Unthinkable

with Laura Petherbridge
January 9, 2007
On today's broadcast, author, speaker, and teacher Laura Petherbridge talks to Dennis Rainey about the day in 1984 when she found out her husband was having an affair. View Show Notes →

Meet Series Guests

Laura Petherbridge

Laura Petherbridge serves couples and single adults with topics on women’s issues, relationships, stepfamilies, co-parenting, single parenting, divorce prevention, and divorce recovery.

She is an international speaker and author of four books including, When “I Do” Becomes “I Don’t”—Practical Steps for Healing During Separation and Divorce, and The Smart Stepmom, co-authored with stepfamily expert Ron Deal and endorsed by Gary Chapman (Five Love Languages), 101 Tips for The Smart Stepmom—Expert Advice from One Stepmom to Another and Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul-a devotional.

Laura has spoken at the Billy Graham Training Center, and for Lifeway, FamilyLife, Hearts at Home, and Iron Sharpens Iron conferences.  Laura is a featured expert on the DivorceCare DVD series, which has equipped more than 14,000 churches worldwide.

Laura and her husband of over 30 years, Steve, reside in Florida. She has 2 stepsons, and 2 grandchildren. Laura can be reached at LauraPethrbridge.com.