I study estrangement. It's not quite what you think.
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I study family estrangement. Here’s what I’ve learned after interviewing dozens of adults who have gone no-contact with a parent or other relative.
Aug 21, 202610:00 AM
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Luna, 26, no longer speaks to her father. There was no single betrayal, no dramatic rupture. What ended the relationship was his insistence on obedience and dominance.
As more adult children in Hong Kong and beyond break contact with their parents, experts talk about causes and how to rebuild…
Estrangement is not binary, but a continuum of reducing contact. Support plays an important role, whether or not people seek to…
Though they stand by their decision, going no-contact was not the end of their relationships.
"When Oprah asked one of the adult children in the audience to explain why he had gone no-contact, he described a situation…
Though they stand by their decision, going no-contact was not the end of their relationships.
Hijos adultos enfrentados con sus padres, hermanos contra hermanos: romper relaciones con familiares parece ser cada vez más…
