Rules of Estrangement - Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict (Coleman Joshua PhD)(Paperback / softback)

Readers and professionals agree, this book could help you!''A Ray of Hope'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review''A really helpful book for estranged parents'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader Review''I feel so much lighter after reading this book'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review''I''ve seen many parents and adult children grappling with these issues, and this is exactly the book they have all been waiting for.'' Lori GottliebHas your adult child cut off contact with you?How can you heal the pain and start to build a bridge back to them?Labelled a silent epidemic by a growing number of therapists and researchers, estrangement is one of the most disorienting and painful experiences of a parent''s life. Popular opinion typically tells a one-sided story of parents who got what they deserved or overly entitled adult children who wrongly blame their parents. However, the reasons for alienation are far more complex and varied. As a result of rising rates of individualism, an increasing cultural emphasis on happiness, growing economic insecurity, and a historically recent perception that parents are obstacles to personal growth, many parents find themselves forever shut out of the lives of their adult children and grandchildren.As a trusted psychologist whose own daughter cut off contact for several years and eventually reconciled, Dr Joshua Coleman is uniquely qualified to guide parents in navigating these fraught interactions. He helps to alleviate the ongoing feelings of shame, hurt, guilt, an
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