Estrangement and Low Contact: Staying Connected Without Losing Yourself
This blog is part of my estrangement series. How to Maintain Limited Contact in High-Conflict, Antagonistic, or Emotionally Unsafe Family[…]
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When Family Estrangement Hurts Children Too: The Grief of Lost Cousins, Siblings, and Futures
This is the second blog in my estrangement series. I hope it will help those navigating estrangement, especially where children[…]
Read moreWhen Family Estrangement Pulls Children Into the Middle: Loyalty, Protection, and Generational Fallout
I have decided to post about family conflict and estrangement for the next several blogs. I think it’s timely as[…]
Read moreFamily Estrangement During the Holidays: When Distance Hurts More Than Contact
If you are estranged from family this season, you may already be exhausted from holding it all together, or from[…]
Read moreParenting Through Grief During the Holidays: When You’re Trying to Hold Your Heart Together While Holding Your Kids Too
There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with grieving while parenting—especially during the holidays. Parents often whisper things[…]
Read moreHoliday Grief + Holiday Joy: Holding Both Without Losing Yourself
If you found your way here, maybe you’re feeling a knot in your chest or stomach thinking about Christmas morning[…]
Read moreFeeling Lonely, Depressed, or Emotionally Unseen This Winter? You’re Not Alone.
The holiday season for many, are about gatherings with friends and family. But for many, the winter months combined with[…]
Read moreNewly Separated During the Holidays? Therapy for When Life Splits but the Season Doesn’t Slow Down
Going through a separation at any time is destabilizing. But going through it during the holidays can feel like the[…]
Read moreWhen Love Feels Like a Tug-of-War: Navigating Stepparent–Stepchild Tension in Blended Families
If you’re in a blended family where one or both of you have children in the mix, and, as the[…]
Read moreRelationship Therapy Through a Trauma Lens: When the Problem Isn’t You or Them – It’s the Dance You’re Caught In
Most people don’t come to relationship therapy because they’ve stopped caring. They come because they’re exhausted. Tired of the same[…]
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