All episodes
EP187: You Think That’s Abuse? C-PTSD & The Dangerous Legacy of Trauma Comparison
EP186: Unseen Wounds - How C-PTSD May Be Shaping Your Story (Without You Knowing)
EP185: Echo Chambers
EP184: Dear Estranged Heart - Too Little, Too Late?
EP183: This Past Mother's Day Wasn't Easy (for adult children)
EP182: Dear Estranged Heart - How To Navigate Family Conversations About EAC
EP181: This Past Mother’s Day Really Hurt (for estranged moms)
EP180: Our Collective Pain Can Become Our Collective Power
EP179: Dear Estranged Heart - How Do I Get Through Mother's Day?
EP178: When “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy” Hurts More Than It Helps
EP177: Dear Estranged Heart - New Beginnings or False Hope
EP176: When Pain Speaks Loudest: Why Divisive Language Isn’t the Answer
EP175: An Estranged Son Speaks Out
EP174: Another Fracture (part III) - Kreed's Second Story of Loss & Change
EP173: Another Fracture (part II) - Kreed's Second Story of Loss & Change
EP172: Another Fracture (part I) - Kreed's Second Story of Loss and Change
EP171: Dear Estranged Heart - What Should I Say In A Follow Up To A Pause Letter?
EP170: I Wasn't Willing or Able At The Time - Estranged Adult Child Interview, part II
EP169: Dear Estranged Heart - Am I Just Repeating the Cycle?
EP168: We Need To Heal This Family - Estranged Adult Child Interview - part I
EP167: Dear Estranged Heart - But What If 'Their Version of Reality' Is NOT Real?
EP166: Curiosity Be Damned!
EP165: Dear Estranged Heart - Why Does My Child Insist On Hurting Me By Not Acknowledging My Birthday?
EP164: Divorce & Estrangement: Understanding the Lasting Impact on Your Child
EP163: Dear Estranged Heart - Why Isn't My Apology Enough? I've Apologized MANY Times. What Else Can I Do?
EP162: Unshaming Motherhood in Estrangement
EP161: Dear Estranged Heart - When Can I Share What Changes I've Made?
EP160: Power and Choice: The Unique Dynamics That Shape Parent-Adult Child Relationships
EP159: Dear Estranged Heart - Should I Choose To Remain Estranged If ... ?
EP158: Reclaiming Curiosity In Estranged Relationships
EP157: Why ‘Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy’ Culture Contributes to Estrangement - The Cost of Chasing Only the Light
EP156: A Key to Healing Estranged Relationships: The Freedom of Letting Them Be
EP155: Who Can You Turn To? Navigating the Pain of Estrangement Without Straining Your Closest Relationships
EEP153: When Traditions No Longer Fit: Grieving the Loss
EP155: Damn If I Do, Damn If I Don't
EP151: Make It Make Sense
EP150: The Estranged Heart - three years later
EP149: Pushing & Prodding are NOT Helping You!
EP148: Why Is She Reconciled and I'm Still Estranged?
EP147 - Is it Verbal Abuse or a Cry About an Unmet Need?
EP146: I Would Have Been the Perfect Mother for Me, But Probably Not for Her
EP145: Healing the Pain of Estrangement: Your Child’s Invitation
EP144: Broken Trust - How To Rebuild It
EP143: Expectations & Estrangement - the hidden dynamics
EP142: Will They Reap What They Sow
EP141: The Complexity of 'Choice' In Parent/Adult Child Estrangement
EP: 140 - The GOOD Son, My SONshine - How favoritism can prohibit any chance of reconciliation
EP139: How Can My Estranged Adult Child Be So Heartless?
EP138: But We Were SO Close! I Don't Understand What Happened!
EP137: Dear Estranged Mom - I see you, I hear you, I validate your feelings
EP136: Sometimes I Wonder If They Even Miss Me - something every estranged parent asks
EP135: Estranged Daughter / Estranged Dad - part II
EP134: Estranged Daughter / Estranged Dad - part I
EP133: Apology vs Amends - what's the difference?
EP132: My Daughter-In-Law Has Broken Our Family - The Myth of the Gatekeeper
EP131: Things Estranged Parents Grapple With
EP130: Estranged Dads Hurt Too (Father's Day)
EP129: Living With The Rejection & Separation
EP128: Should I Keep Trying? Do I WANT To Keep Trying? - how a pause letter can help
EP127: Road to Reconciliation
EP126: Reconciliation IS Possible - even after 10 years of estrangement
EP125: From Pain to Peace on Mother's Day - perspective is everything
EP124: Still A Mother
Why Do They Stay SO Angry & Resentful?
EP122: When Change Comes Calling - transitions create opportunities
EP121: Interview w/An Adult Daughter (part 4 of 4) - If I Could Just Get My Mom To See Me
EP120: Interview w/An Adult Daughter (part 3 of 4) - If I Could Just Get My Mom To See Me
EP119: Interview w/An Adult Daughter (part 2 of 4) - If I Could Just Get My Mom To See Me
EP118: Interview w/An Adult Daughter (part 1 of 4) - If I Could Just Get My Mom To See Me
We’ll Never Heal If They Won’t Do The Repair Work WITH Me!
EP116: Emotional Triggers - Kreed's Recent Personal Triggering Experience with Her Mom
EP115: Why Are They Holding A Grudge? Why Won't They Forgive Me?
EP114: LACK OF APOLOGIES & CHANGED BEHAVIOR - Themes of Parent/Adult Child Estrangement
EP113: RELIGION, POLITICS, IDENTITY ACCEPTANCE - Themes of Parent / Adult Child Estrangement
EP112: NARCISSISM & EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY - Themes of Parent/Adult Child Estrangement
EP111: Denial of Issues or Problems in Parent / Adult Child Estrangement
EP110: BOUNDARIES - Themes of Parent/Adult Child Estrangement
EP109: EMOTIONAL NEGLECT & ABUSE - Themes of Parent/Adult Child Estrangement
EP108: Interview With An Estranged Mom
EP107: Why Can’t Things Remain The Same? Navigating Change in Parent-Adult Child Estrangement
EP106: Interview With An Estranged Adult Child - I Want My Mom To Love Me In A New Way (part III)
EP105: Interview With An Estranged Adult Child - I Want My Mom To Love Me In A New Way (part II)
EP104: Interview With An Estranged Adult Child - I Want My Mom To Love Me In A New Way
EP103: I Want My Parents To Practice The Pause Instead of Reacting with "YOU'VE Done This To ME!"
EP102: Interview With An Estranged Adult Daughter
EP101 - Dear Estranged Mom: the grief, the anger - where does it go?
EP100: To Reconcile or Remain Estranged
EP99: Communication - Labels & Words
EP98: Communication - empower self to prevent or declare estrangement
EP97: Two Years With The Estranged Heart
EP96: Are They Still The Same Person? Or are we living with outdated versions & assumptions of our estranged loved ones?
EP95: Kreed & AC Answer Listener Questions
EP94: I've Done The Work .... and they still won't give me the time of day.
EP93: How Many Sides? How do we navigate conflict when there are so many sides to the story?
EP92: Kreed & AC Answer Listener Questions
EP91: Why Giving Your Children All The Things You Never Had Backfires
EP90: HELP! My Adult Child Says They Don't Feel Safe With Me
Bonus Episode: A Message on National Grandparent's Day
EP89: Difficult Truths & Comforting Lies - Why do **I** have to work on myself when they aren't doing the same?!
EP88: Kreed Answers Listener Questions