After a distinguished career as a UK lawyer, formerly with the celebrated Lord Goodman and later with his own law firm, John D Bieber left full time legal work to focus on family life with his wife Joey and four young children in their farm in the heart of Sussex, England, where he could pursue his passion for writing.
Following the adage ‘write about what you know’ Bieber, an international divorce lawyer wrote ‘If Divorce is the Only Way’ ( Alma House 1995/Penguin 1997) dealing with the emotional side of divorce. By then a sought-after legal consultant he was keen to ensure that his clients did not repeat the mistakes of their marriage in their divorces, as so many are prone to do.
Concentrating on the emotional and practical side of divorce, it is an invaluable book of guidance, wisdom and compassion. The work was widely endorsed with tributes from the Archbishops of Canterbury and Sydney, the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, the Lord Chief Justice of England amongst many other lawyers, medical practitioners, marriage guidance experts and journalists in the UK, Australia and the US.
The work became a resource not only for those going through a divorce but for attorneys who cite it as ‘the best work on the subject of managing a divorce process.’
Bieber’s perception of the human condition was shaped over decades of witnessing love end. So often the parties to those marriages had been surviving not loving and this observation enabled Bieber to construct a philosophy that has helped him to live and to love in a way all people desire.
Am I Loved? is the culmination of 15 years of contemplation and thought to present his understanding to the world.
Am I loved? considers the human condition in an entirely original and logical way. We are emotional beings who function through our emotions, which we can neither understand nor control. By identifying Nature’s Protections of the Life we bear the purpose of our emotions becomes apparent. Applying our emotional responses to our overwhelming need to be loved reveals an understanding of why and how we were designed to function. Now we can see how, since the very first human beings, we have got everything wrong. The consequence is nothing less than life changing.