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Mentioned in 5 episodes
Rules of Estrangement
Book • 2020
In 'Rules of Estrangement,' Dr. Joshua Coleman provides a compassionate and insightful guide for parents dealing with estrangement from their adult children.
The book places estrangement within a cultural and historical context, exploring the socioeconomic and psychological factors that contribute to these family ruptures.
Coleman offers practical advice on how parents can engage in meaningful conversations with their estranged children, cultivate healthy relationships, and cope with the emotional challenges of estrangement.
He emphasizes empathy, self-reflection, and the importance of parents taking the initiative in reconciliation efforts.
The book also addresses various specific issues such as mental illness, addiction, and conflicts over identity, religion, and politics.
The book places estrangement within a cultural and historical context, exploring the socioeconomic and psychological factors that contribute to these family ruptures.
Coleman offers practical advice on how parents can engage in meaningful conversations with their estranged children, cultivate healthy relationships, and cope with the emotional challenges of estrangement.
He emphasizes empathy, self-reflection, and the importance of parents taking the initiative in reconciliation efforts.
The book also addresses various specific issues such as mental illness, addiction, and conflicts over identity, religion, and politics.
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 5 episodes
Mentioned by 
Brett McKay as the author of the book and a psychologist who specializes in working with estranged families.
Brett McKay as the author of the book and a psychologist who specializes in working with estranged families.
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What's Behind the Rise of Parent-Child Estrangement?
Mentioned by Shumita Basu as an expert on family estrangement, offering advice on healing difficult family relationships.
47 snips
Why more people are cutting ties with family
Mentioned by 
Gaby Hinsliff while discussing strategies for parents to reconnect with estranged adult children.
Gaby Hinsliff while discussing strategies for parents to reconnect with estranged adult children.
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‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children go ‘no contact’
Mentioned by Rebecca Cushway , quoting the author's perspective on adult children's relationships with parents.
12 snips
When is it OK to cut off your parents and go 'no contact’?
Mentioned by James Emery White in relation to his research on estrangement and changing notions of trauma.
CCP140: On Intergenerational Estrangement: Going “No Contact”
