My story. Reflecting my experiences, observations and perspective - in my words. In the early spring of 2019, under the coercive influence of her abusive gatekeeper partner, in the heart of the global pandemic and after several years of trying to sort through our erratic relationship, my (young) adult daughter made the heartbreaking choice to cut all communication with our family. I understand now that for a very long time, through her high school and college years, she tried to get her messages across to me. I recall instances when she asked me to listen, pay attention, and understand her better, to accept her evolving boundaries, to recognize her as an emerging adult, and to adjust my communication style to be more respectful of her emerging adulthood. She needed and expected a change in our relationship, in our boundaries, and in my recognition of her as a young woman. I didn't take her seriously and didn't listen to learn. I listened to respond, explain and convince. It took many months after she went no-contact for me to cycle through my grief. Like you, I experienced disbelief, anger and hopelessness before I could begin to recognize and accept my role in the reality of our circumstances. Even then, as I began to take responsibility for my contributions, my pain, confusion and hopelessness were often overwhelming. As difficult as it is to admit. I've come to accept that my contributions to our fractured relationship played a substantial role in her vulnerability to the charm of a narcissist. In her case, he was also her supervisor. The inherent power differential, her desire to please her boss, and her need for income positioned her perfectly to be manipulated and controlled. Eventually, she succumbed to his advances, and the rest is history. Today, I humbly and gratefully report that my daughter, our family and I have reconnected. My daughter found her voice and the inner strength to leave a toxic and dangerous relationship, pack up her children, and return to our family. After extensive therapy and with strong family support, Brianna (she prefers Bri) often consults with me as I coach estranged parents and adult children who want to understand their circumstances and embrace their new emerging self-awareness. My name is Dr. Janet Steinkamp, and the reason for this podcast is simple. During the long, dark hours of my isolation and desperation, I decided to use my education and professional (and personal) experience to help people struggling to understand their communication style, interpersonal behavior and estrangement circumstances. I now coach people through their darkest hours, isolation, and desperation to find hope and look toward the future, to grow despite and because of their estrangement, and find strategies that help them prepare to repair their relationship. When you are ready to walk through the hot coals of self-reflection toward self-discovery - to prepare for repair - I'm here to walk alongside you. In each episode of the When Our Adult Children Walk Away podcast, we explore topics relevant to all who hope to reconnect with an estranged adult child or who are estranged from their parents. The material in each episode relates explicitly to the messy and exhausting fresh hell of estrangement. When Our Adult Children Walk Away podcast, blog, interviews, group conversations, and 1:1 coaching are at your fingertips. Though I can't promise reconnection, I can and will help you find clarity, purpose and strength as you prepare for opportunities to reconnect. WOACWA offers a judgment-free space to face and explore the unbearable. more

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ RATED IN THE TOP 1% OF PODCASTS IN THE WORLD . Are you going through a family estrangement from your adult son or daughter, where there's little contact or no contact at all? Do you wonder why your child cut you off and if there's a way to save the relationship? Is your heart breaking from seeing other people's happy families, while yours falls apart? Maybe your life has become a rollercoaster ride cycling between anger, sadness, guilt and tears. . You can only distract yourself and avoid thinking about it so much, and then it hits you all over again: You have become an estranged mother. How could this be happening? . Here are 3 things I want you to know: #1 The fact that your adult child chose to estrange does not mean you're a bad person. #2 Even if you feel like there is no hope for a reconciliation with your estranged son or daughter, there actually is a path forward. #3 This family estrangement has not doomed you to an unhappy life. Ask me how I know… . Hi, I'm Jenny Good. I'm a Jesus following, cat-eyed glasses wearing, hot tea drinking, mom of 3. I'm also a Certified Family Estrangement Coach for Christian mothers whose children have gone no contact. . This is more than theory to me. The enemy tried to destroy my family from multiple directions. Through the death of my oldest son, the mental health battles of my youngest and estrangement from my adult daughter. And trust me, I made so many mistakes when I was trying to repair the relationship with my daughter. It seemed like the more I tried to fix it, the worse things got between us. But God! . Jesus showed me the path to reconciliation with my estranged daughter, and He taught me how to come from a place of peace and confidence, no matter what was happening with my child. . I was called to teach Christian estranged mothers to maximize their chance of reconciling with their adult child, and feel better in the meantime. I know that may feel so far from you right now, but hear me on this: it is not only possible, but it is God's will for you to break free from these chains. . In this podcast you'll learn how to ease into more happiness and peace, independent of what your estranged child says or does. You'll also get coached around the steps that help you achieve a successful reconciliation with your child… and we'll approach it from a God-led perspective. . I cannot guarantee you will get your relationship back, but I can tell you for sure that if nothing changes, nothing will change. Let that sink in. . If you hang out with me, we're not staying in a dark place - no, we're breaking free from bondage. This is the podcast for you if you're ready to live your life WHILE working toward healing and reconciliation. . If that's you, pop in your AirPods and grab your tea. It's time for The Estranged Mom Coach™. Welcome home, sister mom. It's gonna be okay. . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your free consultation to find out how Family Estrangement Coaching can help you: www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/schedule ⬇️ 2) Access your audio meditation to help you cast your anxieties and worries about estrangement at the feet of Jesus: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/meditation ⬇️ 3) Join the free Facebook support community for Christian estranged moms: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianestrangedmothers ⬇️ 4) Download Your Free Guide Of What To Do When Your Adult Child Estranges: bit.ly/estrangementguide . Have questions? Email me: Jenny@theestrangedmomcoach.com more

Support and community for navigating the emotional storms of parent and adult child estrangement and repairing and transforming relationships with one another in healthy and productive ways. more

Estrangement: Turning Pain into Peace Podcast is hosted by me, Becky Kolb. I help women in 💔estranged relationships by providing encouragement and biblical insights so you can find peace and happiness. You may be estranged from a child, sibling or other family member and know the emotional pain. Estrangement is often called the silent epidemic because people bury their emotional pain deep inside. It's difficult to talk about and you don't want to burden your friends with your sad story. And you may feel guilt and shame like I did and that just exacerbates the issue. You wonder if 🙏God listens to you anymore. How do you live peacefully when a loved one no longer wants a relationship? You simply want the guilt & shame gone and you want mental peace. That's what this podcast is all about. My estrangement story began with a divorce and remarriage and some decisions around that. The guilt and shame was overwhelming as most of my family didn't speak to me for several years. Growing up in a Christian family, I struggled with some of the decisions I made and even more so with family who judged and rejected me. I felt God was judging me and had also abandoned me. But it was during that estrangement that God met me where I was and overwhelmingly poured out his 💖love and mercy and forgiveness. The God I thought rejected me was standing with arms wide open waiting for me to turn around. Consequences from some of my decisions lingered but his ❤️love and forgiveness carried me through. It was a relationship God wanted with me. Not religion. It was life changing. And it's what brought about reconciliation and restoration of my family. Relationships today that are 💪stronger than ever before. I felt a strong 🗣️call to share my story and help women in estrangement. God seemed to be impressing upon me that I had suffered guilt, shame and estrangement and so do others. He wanted me to share how he helped me through it and how he could help others like you too. My own story of estrangement is steeped in my 🙏faith and the amazing things God did for me and my family as we reconciled. I share that story in 🎧podcasts and blogs, but it isn't something I push on anyone. I coach people with other faith beliefs too and have a deep respect for everyone's decision and right to religious freedom. CONNECT with me at www.beckykolb.com DOWNLOAD my FREE workbook to work through estrangement to find peace at: 📲www.beckykolb.com/guide more

Single by choice, by chance, or by WTF is going on? This candid podcast explores the realities of single life, modern dating, loneliness, self-love, healing, confidence, and personal growth. Through relatable and unfiltered stories, guest conversations, and listener voice memos, you'll find your space and your community to feel seen, empowered, grounded, and ready for love whenever it shows up. more

Helping parents heal from estrangement with their adult children. Hosted by psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson, author of 'Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child.' more

Welcome to a philosophy podcast decoding loneliness and social isolation. Loneliness isn't a personal failing; it is built into western culture, yet systemic values shift the blame onto you. We unpack the structural causes of alienation: performance metrics, closed environments, and institutional dynamics. If you're seeking clarity and loneliness help, this cultural critique validates your reality through the lenses of sociology, mental health, and philosophy. Using thinkers like Foucault, Gramsci, Lasch, Marcuse and Ahmed, we show why you are not the problem; the system is. more

Bad Mothers focuses on mother-daughter estrangement from the daughter's point of view, and whether these fractured relationships play a role in our decision to have children of our own. We'll also have a healthy dose of talk about abortion rights & maternal ambivalence. monicacardenas.substack.com more

Have you lost contact with your child? What about your parent, or grandparent, sibling, or any other family member? You might be experiencing estrangement, alienation, or erasure. All of these terms speak to the trauma and dysfunction that so many families face. A family is a complex living and breathing system. Each member plays a role in the family dynamic. When families carry generational trauma and/or experience new trauma, challenges, or dysfunction, this can result in a break in the family system. These reaction strategies are habitual and very often interwoven into every aspect of how our family interacts. Hi! I´m Lawrence Joss and I've learned that I need to cultivate a spiritual, emotional, and physical relationship with myself in order to have healthy relationships with others and everything in my life. It is my mission to help you create and nurture that relationship with yourself first and provide you with tools that might help you heal and strengthen family relationships. This podcast is an opportunity to explore our healing journey together through the complexities of our families. Welcome to the FAMILY DISAPPEARED podcast. For more information, visit: Website: https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/ Email- familydisappeared@gmail.com Linktree https://linktr.ee/lawrencejoss more

Religious and cult ideologies often use the practice of shunning to silence their critics and to control their members through fear. This podcast sheds light on shunning through real life stories as told by the people that have lived through it. Learn what their lives were like and where they have ended up in life after being shunned. Featuring stories from Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientology, Amish, Mennonite, FLDS, the Moonies, and more, you will learn about the real lives of former members that have been shut out by their former communities. The host is an exJW himself, a professional cult recovery coach, and provides insight into the psychology of coercive control and the impacts on those subjected to it through these high control groups. more

Achieving a state of emotional and psychological balance after going through family estrangement requires inner work in order contextualise what you have have just been through. This podcast will cover all topic relating to family estrangement and how you can build resilience and positive mindset as roadmap to emotional recovery. Family estrangement is the loss of a previously existing relationship between family members through physical and or emotional distancing, often to the extent that there is no communication between the individuals involved.www.facebook.com/groups/587817455514932/ more

I learned about my Native heritage by reading it in my estranged father's obituary the week he died. This is a serialized show about what I did after that. more

'I'm Perfectly Fine Without You' is a sound art project from 2010 to present. It is an on-going collection of the memories and experiences of children of absent fathers. For more information, please visit http://daisypatton.com. more