SHTBB_S01_E08: Parents Estrangement from Adult Children

One of the hardest conversations nobody wants to have? Estrangement from adult children. Not every parent is abusive. Not every adult child is ungrateful. And not every separation is about hatred. Sometimes estrangement is about unresolved trauma. Sometimes its about boundaries. Sometimes its about pathology. Sometimes its about generational pain, untreated mental illness, addiction, manipulation, favoritism, silence, shame, or years of emotional injuries that nobody addressed. And sometimes people are grieving each other while both are still alive. On my podcast, were going there. The REAL conversations. The uncomfortable conversations. The conversations families avoid while pretending everything is fine. Because healing does not happen in denial. As a multi-state licensed clinician, I want to say this clearly: Understanding behavior does not excuse behavior. But if we never understand the why, we keep repeating the wound. If youve experienced estrangement as a parent, adult child, grandparent, sibling, or caregiveryou are not alone. Were talking about it. Respectfully. Honestly. Without the fake social media masks. #Estrangement #AdultChildren #Trauma #FamilySystems #MentalHealth #Healing #GenerationalTrauma #SomeoneHasToBeBrave #SHTBB #TherapistTalk #BlackMentalHealth