What some readers have said about First Aid for the Betrayed: "I have just finished reading your book. I'm really impressed and emotionally stirred. It is a great book and I believe it will help many people. I thought the book was brilliant, and probably one of the most helpful resources that can fall into the hands of a betrayed spouse." Anne Bercht, author of "My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" and host of Beyondaffairs.com" "I bought the book a few hours after I got the "news". (It) Kept me sane. I have a feeling I will refer to it often." "Thanks for the book. It's changed my life and made this day so that it wasn't a complete emotional disaster for me. I spent the day re-reading it. Your support has meant the world to me. Honest to God, your book is saving me." "I am unable to put into words how you have helped me. 48 hours ago I was floundering...now I can see a lifeboat in the distance." "Thank you, Richard. I have read and re-read chapter two about 6 times last night and today. Plus I've read a lot more chapters... Good God, it feels so incredible to know that there are other people who reacted like I did." "Thank you so much for writing your book. I already feel better knowing how badly other people hurt and validating the fact that while I have been crazy, it is not a mental illness, but a common reaction." "I just bought your book. I am so grateful for it. I am only just beginning to read it and it is, finally, something that captures the pain, horror and fury of learning of an affair." "I really do think you wrote an excellent book. I like it because it's real and there's a lot of feeling. And it is well laid out and not difficult to read, you have some very good additional practical suggestions for dealing with anger and obsessive thoughts that were helpful to me." This book is especially written for those in the first few weeks after discovery of a partner's affair and is designed to resuscitate them from the shock and devastation that they face. It truly is an emergency that requires "first aid" to stop the emotional bleeding and the heartbreak that follows discovery. Professional counselors will find this book a helpful adjunct to their therapy. Note: This book contains explicit language and sexual situations taken from the author's journal written during his own personal experience with a spouse's affair.

The NEW expanded edition includes expanded information in several chapters and three new chapters. The new chapters explore dealing with the other person (the lover), a special chapter for the person who had the affair offering direct advice on what they need to do to rebuild the relationship and a chapter on getting professional (counseling) help. An appedix has been added that provides guidance on the questions posed to the reader in several of the chapters on recovering from various aspects of the emotional obstacles. The new edition adds over 50 pages. Watch for the new edition at various booksellers. It is currently available in PDF format at the dearpeggy.com bookstore.