
159. Family Estrangement: Should You Repair or Run? with Dr. Galit Atlas
We Can Do Hard Things
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Parenting and Parenting
"We're pursuing, but we're pursuing just the wrong way," she says. "The most effective way of reaching reconciliation is when the parent takes the first step and they take responsibility for past harms." The parents that are not what we call toxic are those who feel remorse or can see through adult child's perspective to change their behavior. 'I acknowledge that this experience is true for you of your childhood and yet I still want to be your parent'
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