Changing Course - Cantrell, Debra Ann

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Résumé :
[A] well-researched, gracious and truthful account. --Georgian Bay Today When her husband proposed living on a boat full-time, Debra Cantrell wondered what other women in her position had done and began a five-year study to find out what choices they had made and how it had all worked out. The result is Changing Course, a guidebook for navigating this odyssey. No matter what the outcome, each woman was strengthened by the experience. In an era when downshifting is common and people are considering the benefits of simplified living, Changing Course is both timely and practical....

Biographie:
Debra Cantrell is an adult educator working with the native peoples of Canada--helping them develop self-government and social institutions. A large part of her job is facilitating workshops...

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Acknowledgments



Introduction



1 Going Cruising: An Odyssey of Change



2 A Model for a Lifetsyle Change



3 The Most Common Concerns



4 What's in the Cruising Lifestyle for Me?



5 Managing Fear



6 The Cruising Couple: Interpersonal Dynamics



7 Leaving Life on Land: All or Nothing is a Choice



8 Attention, Initiating Partners



9 Sixty-Four Ways to Make Cruising More Rewarding



10 Because You Asked . . .



11 Nothing Is Forever



Appendix: Demographics and Procedures



Bibliography



About the Author


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