-- Beverly Tobocman, ChFC, CLU, LIC, of JBT Financial in Bloomfield Hills, MI, announces the availability of her debut book, “Now That He’s Gone….a financial therapist’s guide to life after loss” on Amazon.com for $14.95. The lighthearted, ___ page book is designed to comfort and advise widowed and divorced women and is illustrated with humorous cartoons to cheer and comfort the reader.
“Many of my financial clients came to me after losing their husbands and I found that what they really needed was to learn from women who understood their challenges,” said Beverly.
Beverly addresses the emotions of a woman in crisis and answers her most desperate questions. She starts by offering the three questions every newly uncoupled woman should answer about her money. Then she attends to a woman’s emotional needs, which she believes, is the harder part of their recovery, by sharing her own personal post-divorce story as well as amazing tales from her clients who reconstructed their happiness after losing a spouse in tremendous adversity. Beverly provides a “magic formula” to celebrate life as a single, and to nurture confidence and self-reliance in any newly single woman. The book provides creative ways to build a new life, tips for reaching out to others and ways to change negative, self-deprecating thoughts into positive, joyful ones.
With her clients featured in the book, Beverly founded “just us girls,” a support group for divorced and widowed women. The mission of the club is to provide emotional support and encouragement while providing opportunities to learn beneficial life skills for single life. Beverly encourages readers to join or start a “just us girls” club at nowthathesgone.com.
Beverly founded JBT Financial, a financial planning firm, in 2003 and serves as president. She holds an MBA in finance with undergraduate work in psychology. Beverly is a member of the Society of Chartered Financial Counselors and is a Chartered Life Underwriter. She is a sought after speaker on the topic of women’s investment issues. More information on Beverly and the book is available at nowthathesgone.com.
A Message From Beverly
If you’re thinking of ordering this book, chances are you are a woman who has experienced the loss of a spouse or life partner. You may be a widow, or newly divorced. Or, you may be in a situation where you find yourself “alone”, having lost your special someone to a debilitating injury, disease or even an addiction. Ladies, this book is for you.
Over the years in my work as a financial planner, hundreds of women from age 35 to 80 have entrusted me with their money, in hopes that I would deliver a healthy return on their investment. These women, still in grief over the loss of their spouse, entered my office in a panic over their economic situation. But they needed more than financial advice. They needed me to listen to their stories, to understand the challenges of their new marital status and to advise them on life choices both related and unrelated to money. Since I had been in their shoes years earlier, we had many shared experiences between us and I found myself competently filling a unique new role. I was not only their financial counselor; I became their “financial therapist.”
Ironically, my newly uncoupled women clients found that getting their financial affairs in order was the easiest part of their recovery. Most of them had deeper, more significant issues to tackle. This came as no surprise to me. I believe that financial health and good decision making go hand in hand with the healing of the inner self. In other words, my clients come to me for counseling on their emotional investments as well as their financial ones.
This realization spurred me to write “Now That He’s Gone.” Every woman should know that managing the hurt, fear and anxiety that goes with her loss is more critical than the bank statements. I hope every woman who suffers a life-altering loss and is squaring her shoulders to meet her new emotional and social challenges will find the comfort she deserves and the support she needs in the pages of “Now That He’s Gone.” Truly, there is hope, peace and closure in reaching out to each other ... and ourselves.
Here’s what people are saying about “Now That He’s Gone”…
“Thank you, Beverly for providing suddenly single women with a straightforward blueprint for healing their soul and rebuilding their lives!”--Holly Stiel, award winning author and national spokesperson for corporate service worldwide
“…these are stories of strength and inspiration, plus action steps for the next stage of life. A life-transforming book for any mother, daughter, sister or friend who finds herself braving life alone.” --Mona Shane, renowned psychologist and grief specialist
“….should be required reading for any woman who has lost their man. Beverly compassionately guides women to their new single life with confidence, abundance, and joie de vivre!”--Randi Paige, west coast television producer, Judge Joe Brown
“Beverly succeeds in creating an entertaining, anecdotal, quick read that is full of sound advice and essential life lessons.” --Ann Doyle, leadership coach and president, Ann Doyle Strategies
“…you have captured most of the problems that are faced by both men and women who suffer the losses you describe. Your stories on pulling themselves up and getting on with their lives would help those in need.” --(Robert Karbal)
When you purchase this book today....
And to the people on who order
"Now That He’s Gone" off Amazon"
They will receive an exclusive, downloadable video seminar from Beverly Tobocman on "Personal Finance After Your Loss"—a $500 value.
