What are the physical and emotional challenges of household disbandment and how can we best support those confronting this often-overwhelming journey?

Investigating a process that can be fraught with temporal, physical, and emotional pitfalls, Making Space draws on poignant personal narratives from different cultures and economic classes and provides thought-provoking questions to foster hope for those challenged with the task of household disbandment. Through research-inspired support, authors Heather Carlile Carler and Jennifer Carlile-Bortz reassure readers that they are not alone in their journey.

A compassionate resource that goes beyond existing research, this book is ideal reading for students of Gerontology, Human-Centered Design, Interior Design, Social Work, and Psychology, as well as adult children, social workers, and home health professionals.

Heather Carlile Carter PhD is Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Johnson County Community College, Kansas.

Jennifer Carlile-Bortz is a freelance editor and writer with over forty years of experience.