I Choose One Parent and I Am Estranged From the Other Parent

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There's this whole phenomenon right now of quiet quitting in the workplace, which I feel like is mirrored a lot in relationship. We have this gradual disengagement and a reduced investment in the relationship. And so that kind of emotional distance that I feel like a lot of folks are having within their families is a very big phenomenon. But what we're talking about is not that passive estrangement, but the active engagement in which both parties will point to and say we are estranged.

1. Cutting off contact with family is on a dramatic rise – how to know if there’s hope of repair, or if self-preservation requires distance.

2. How to have present, productive conversations with our parents about the past.

3. Why we grieve the loss of a family member even if we know it’s healthiest to cut them out.

4. Attachment styles, emotional honesty, and the difference between forgiveness and repair.

5. What to do and say – and what NOT to say – when attempting to reconnect with an estranged loved one.

About Dr. Atlas:

Dr. Galit Atlas is a psychoanalyst and clinical supervisor in private practice in New York City. Her new book Emotional Inheritance was published in January 2022 and is being translated into 17 languages. She is on the faculty of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. A leader in the field of relational psychoanalysis, Dr. Atlas teaches and lectures throughout the United States and internationally.

IG: @galit_atlas

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