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Family Estrangement

Thoughtful writing on family estrangement and complex family relationships - from the perspectives of parents, adult children and siblings. For anyone trying to understand what went wrong, what still hurts, and what moving forward might look like.

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When your parent needs care: how sibling roles show up in the caregiving years

The golden child, the scapegoat, and the invisible child: What happens when aging forces the family system back into the room. A guest post from a clinical psychologist.

What's mine to carry

A monthly journal invitation for those living with estrangement

Letting go of the mask of perfection

What my daughter needed wasn't a perfect mother

Boundaries and misunderstood love

Listen in as I learn about how to heal yourself and family relationships with love

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You're not feeling the same thing (and that's the point)

A guide to handling the emotional side of caring for parents with siblings

When I finally believed her.

Is it ever healthier to give up hope? A reader's experience.

Meeting the part of you that learned this

A monthly journal invitation for those living with estrangement

The Estrangement Book Club - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Listen in to our wide-ranging chat about the bestselling novel

What Malcolm in the Middle understands about family systems

From black sheep to golden child, the sitcom's dysfunctional family reveals how difficult it can be to escape the roles assigned to us in childhood.

Blindsided by boundaries: What children really mean when they bring out the B word

On the gap between love given and love received