RESEARCH & OUTCOMES
Does Divorce Recovery Actually Work?
Recovery looks different for everyone. The Rebuilders framework offers a structured, step-by-step approach to navigating divorce recovery and rebuilding life after separation.
Through guided learning and reflection, participants work through the challenges of relationship loss and develop a foundation for moving forward.
Longitudinal cohort data · Pre & post-program assessment metrics
ASSESSMENT & PROGRESS
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Understanding Divorce Adjustment
The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS) is an assessment developed to measure adjustment following divorce. The original 100-item scale includes six subscales that explore different aspects of the recovery experience.
The assessment can help provide insight into an individual's adjustment over time. Specific program outcomes should be presented only when supported by verified data.
METHODOLOGY & ARCHITECTURE
A Structured Process - Not Just Support
Emotional recovery requires more than passive listening. The RIFT model systematically addresses the four interdependent cognitive and behavioral dimensions compromised by marital dissolution.
01
Thinking
Processing the reality of the situation and getting unstuck from circular thoughts.
02
Feelings
Moving through grief, anger, and loss in a safe, structured environment.
03
Identity
Rebuilding who you are as an individual and rediscovering your core self.
04
Relationships
Restoring trust in yourself and learning how to build healthy connections again.
Four areas. One path forward.
RESEARCH & OUTCOMES
Understanding
Divorce Recovery.
Recovery after divorce is a personal process. Understanding adjustment can help bring greater clarity to the experience of rebuilding life after a relationship ends.
The Rebuilders approach is based on a structured, step-by-step model of divorce recovery developed by Dr. Bruce Fisher. The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS) is one tool used to assess adjustment following relationship loss.
ASSESSMENT & PROGRESS
Understanding Divorce Adjustment
The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS) is a 100-item assessment developed to measure adjustment following the end of a romantic relationship. The original scale includes six subscales and provides an overall assessment score.
Six Areas of Adjustment
Self-worth
Anger
Social trust
Disentanglement
Grief
Social self-worth
Before and After Scores
Blue (original), Green (10-Weeks later)
Assessment scores can be compared over time when the FDAS is administered at multiple points. Any reported program outcomes should be based on documented results.
UNDERSTANDING RECOVERY
The Assessment. Not Assumptions.
Divorce recovery is a personal process. The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS) offers a structured way to assess adjustment following the loss of a relationship.
100
Questions
The original FDAS measures adjustment across six categories and provides an overall score.
A clearer picture of where you are—and how you’re doing.
RESEARCH FOUNDATION & LINEAGE
Four Decades in the Making
The founder of the Rebuilders program was Dr. Bruce Fisher (1931–1998), a divorce therapist who developed the Rebuilding model in the 1970s. Through his work with individuals and groups, he helped establish a structured, step-by-step approach to divorce recovery.
He co-authored Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends with Robert Alberti. The book has sold over one million copies in print in the United States and is available in editions in 10 languages. Its 19-step framework continues to provide a foundation for the Rebuilders program.
Years, Proven
people helped
Success Rate
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
A Local Program, Backed by a National Organization
While delivered in your community by certified local professionals, this curriculum adheres strictly to the standardized protocols established by Rebuilders International. Every facilitator undergoes rigorous national qualification, ensuring consistency, clinical integrity, and proven peer-group efficacy.
PART OF THE REBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Standardized Curriculum · Certified Governance · Monitored Group Fidelity
CERTIFIED FACILITATION
Led by People Trained to Lead It
Rebuilders cohorts are never unmoderated peer support circles or self-guided workbook studies. Each group is conducted by an accredited facilitator with formal clinical grounding and rigorous training in the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Model.
Rachel Lynas brings extensive experience as an Expert Divorce Coach, having guided hundreds of individuals through complex separation trajectories. Facilitators undergo ongoing clinical supervision, cohort metric auditing, and strict adherence to structured FDAS measurement protocols to maintain active credentials.
Rachel Lynas
Expert Divorce Coach & Lead Facilitator
OBJECTIVITY & SCOPE
Fair Questions, Straight Answers
Rebuilders is built on empirical behavioral science and structured peer psycho-education. We maintain strict operational boundaries regarding clinical practice, belief systems, and scope of care.
EDUCATION
PEER SUPPORT
COACHING
Is this a replacement for psychotherapy or medical care?
No. Rebuilders is a structured psycho-educational program designed to build cognitive adaptability and emotional regulation skills through standardized curriculum. It is not acute psychiatric care or individual psychotherapy. Many participants complete the program alongside their personal licensed therapists with mutual benefit.
Is Rebuilders a religious or faith-based program?
No. The Rebuilders framework is entirely secular, grounded in peer-reviewed psychological research, behavioral cognitive models, and quantitative outcome tracking. There are no religious doctrines, spiritual obligations, or faith requirements of any kind.
How does this curriculum interact with ongoing individual counseling?
The program functions as a structured skills laboratory. Participants often bring their weekly self-assessment scores and adjustment logs directly into their clinical therapy sessions, providing objective data points that accelerate therapeutic breakthroughs.
What qualifications do course facilitators maintain?
All facilitators complete extensive certified training in standardized group management, ethical boundary protocols, and metric administration. They operate strictly within educational guidance parameters under structured advisory oversight.
THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION & HONORS
Recognized for Results
Independent recognition for methodology, longitudinal follow-through, and measurable recovery outcomes across 40+ years of structured application.
Best Divorce Recovery Program 2026
Best of the Best
Recognized for it comprehensive information and llife changing curriculum.
Gold Standard Clinical Efficacy
Multiple Research Papers
Validated across multiple cohorts demonstrating consistent, statistically significant FDAS emotional recovery index gains.
Foundational Curriculum
Rebuilders International
Syllabus of reference adopted internationally for divorce adjustment, post-separation grief resolution, and emotional independence.
OBJECTIVE BASELINE MEASUREMENT
See Where You
Stand
The Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale provides an objective assessment of your transition across five core dimensions. Ten minutes to quantify where you are today: not a sign-up, simply gathering baseline data.
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