I can say with certainty that I would not have DBed for as long as I have if I hadn't found the MLC forum and the Resources that used to be at the top.
The resources may not have been written by professionals, but how many of those professionals who write about, or even believe in MLC have actually lived through an MLC of their own or with their spouse? They may be stories, but they are stories that comforted me in times of great despair and supported what I believed.
In the Midlife chapter of Michele's book, she recommends reading everything you can on MLC. I was never very successful at finding many resources on MLC outside of this forum. Most of what I do find is written by journalists, who also don't count as professional psychologists. Where I live, many of the recommended books on MLC are not available. The stories written by real people who have lived through it are, in my opinion, the best resources available.
What people choose to do with that information and how they choose to move forward with their lives is up to them. But having a better understanding of what may be going on can definitely be a catalyst to get them moving in the right direction.
