Estranged family

Healing an estrangement can be deeply rewarding. Acknowledge your role in what happened, then look ahead to brighter days

Having an estranged parent is like having a permanent wound in your heart that never seems to heal, and leaves you with only painful thoughts and questions.

A survey by sociologist Karl Pillemer revealed that about 25% of people live with some kind of family estrangement, and those damaged relationships take a toll — mentally and physically.

There is a common misconception that family estrangement is a particular event or outcome. Rather, it’s often based on ongoing issues.

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Before you start a family estrangement, consider these 9 things that may happen when you walk down this dark path. Instead, forgive, talk, and set boundaries.

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Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century... Sometimes my work feels more like ministry than therapy. As a psychologist specializing in family estrangement, my days are spent sitting with parents who are struggling with profound feelings of grief and uncertainty. “If I get sick during the pandemic, will my son break his four years of silence and contact me? Or will I just die alone?” “How am I…

Despite how important a certain family member may be, sometimes cutting off toxic family members is okay for you to recover from abuse and protect yourself.

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1. It’s been years since your parents slept in the same bed.

Here’s what your estranged adult child really wants from you. Many times, estranged mothers say they have no idea why their adult child estranged from them. They thought they had a good relationship, and they’re left wondering what they could have done that led to such a strong act of separation. I

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The loss has complicated things. And it has made my life (admittedly) quite difficult. Grieving an estranged parent is hard as fuck.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.

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Feeling lonely for extended periods of time was associated with more rapid memory decline in those aged over 65.

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