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When Our Adult Children Walk Away — 81 episodes
The Power and Influence of Significant Others: Influence, Ultimatums, and Estranged Adult Children
The Science and Art of Communication: Humility vs Humiliation
We Raised Them For A World We Couldn't See
The Message Behind the Message (Audio Only) | After Hours Series
Are We Really Listening? The Difference Between Hearing and Being Present (Audio Only)
After Hours from Virtual Office Hours on May 24th, 2026 - Why aren't' they responding? (Audio Only)
Is Social Media Making Estrangement Worse? What the Research Actually Says
When It Was Us Part 3; The Way Back (audio only)
When It Was Us — Episode 2: The Silence (audio only)
When It Was Us - Episode 1: How We Got Here (audio only)
OMG They're back! Now what do I do?? How do I know if I'm ready?
Parental Estrangement and Acceptance: Finding Your Way From Rejection to Renewal
The Emotional Nexus of Parental Estrangement: Rejection
Aligning Your Communication With Your Adult Child's Perceptions
Dad and Grampa: Navigating Estrangement Across Generations
When Estrangement Shakes Our Faith: How loss, silence, and longing can impact spirituality.
Mom, Mentor, Grandma: Flexing Roles Without Fueling the Fire of Estrangement
Stillness, Space & Grace: Surviving Estranged Holidays
The Unrest of Not Knowing: Letting Go of The Need for Certainty in Estrangement
When Tradition Meets Transition: 6 ways to Maintain the Meaning of Holidays
Respecting No-Contact: 8 Strategies to Find Strength in the Stillness
8 Ways To Be a Supportive Mom and Loving Grandma Without Overstepping or Being Taken for Granted
Peeling the Onion One Layer At a Time (Layer 3): Gatekeepers & Coercive Control
Peeling the Onion (Layer 2): Cutting into the 7 layers of coercive abuse
Peeling the Onion One Layer At a Time (Layer 1): Overview of Coercive Control and Estrangement
When the Green Monster Rears Its Head: Jealousy and Estrangement
6 Mistakes Estranged Parents Make That Delay Re-Establishing Communication
When Communication Becomes a Power Struggle: Power, Influence, Gaslighting and Coercive Control
How Do You vs Your Adult Child - Decide Whether to Attend Social Events on High Risk Days?
Navigating Awkward Questions About Your Estrangement: Kindly Setting Boundaries
The Yin and Yang of Parenting Adult Children: Nurture, Structure and Estrangement
5 Ways High Risk Days Feel Different for Parents and Adult Children
5 Common Mistakes Therapists Make When Working With Us - Estranged Parents
Father’s Day in Silence: A Heart-to-Heart for Estranged Dads
It’s Not Just About the Past: Why Adult Kids Stop Talking to Dad
The Three A’s: Apology, Accountability & Amends - What's the Difference and Why It Matters
Rebuilding Trust: How Estranged Moms Can Reconnect- Episode 2
Crossed Wires: The Role of Emotional Incest in Estrangement
The Hardest Days: What is a high risk day and how to prepare (Overview) Episode 1 of 5
When Mother’s Day Hurts: 10 Reasons Our Kids Pull Away
Managing High-Risk Days: How to Protect Your Heart, Mind and Future Relationship
Close But Different: Rejection vs Dejection
5 Differences: Therapist or Coach? Which is best in my circumstances?
5 Ways Therapists and Coaches can Help Resolve or Reinforce an Estrangement
Reasons 11 - 20: 20 Reasons Walking on Egg Shells is a Gift (Extended)
It's True, Moms and Dads Experience and Navigate Estrangement Differently (Extended)
It's True, Mom's and Dad's Experience and Navigate Estrangement Differently (Short)
Reasons 1 - 10; 20 Reasons Walking on Egg Shells is a Gift (Extended)
The "Let Them Go" Movement and It's Distant Cousin "Let Them Go - Good Riddance" (Short)
Stop The Noise! The 20 Gifts of Walking on Eggshells (Short)
6 Tips to Proactively Give Space to Your Adult Child and Avoid Misrepresentation
Is the Sky Really Falling? How to Avoid the Habit of Catastrophizing
Cracking the Busy Body Code: Managing Your Message
Friendly Advocate or Flying Monkey? (Extended)
The Terms of Estrangement - Definitions and Implications (Extended)
Friendly Advocate or Flying Monkey? (Short)
What the H@!! are they talking about? Reproductive Memory vs Reconstructive Memory (Definitions and Differences) Extended
What the H@!! are they talking about? Reproductive Memory vs Reconstructive Memory (Definitions and Differences) Short
Note to Self: 10 Daily Tips to Keep You in the Parent-Partner Lane
What, When and How: Apologize or Explain (Extended)
What's the Difference? Apology and Explanation (Short)
3 Ways Estrangement is Different for Dad's
8 Healthy and Emotionally Charged Realities of Letting Go
What is the Difference: Gaslighting vs Reframing
8 Things Our Adult Children Consider Before Leaving or Reconnecting
What is the Difference: Independence or Estrangement
The Continuum of Estrangement - Where does your relationship sit?
5 Imposters: The Anatomy of an Authentic Apology
3 Lies and a Truth - The Amends Letter
Estrangement Grief - Stage 6 - Maintenance
Estrangement Grief - Stage 5 - Transformation
Estrangement Grief - Stage 4 - Acceptance
Estrangement Grief - Stage 3 - Despair
Gratitude, Holidays and Estrangement
Houston We Have a Problem! Are Parents Scrubbing the Launch?
Estrangement Grief - Stage 2 - Anger
Estrangement Grief - Stage 1 - Disbelief
6 Stages of Estrangement Grief - An Overview - Episode 1 of 7
5 Signs Your Relationship with Your Adult Child Is Unraveling – The Yin and Yang of Estrangement
Wait! What? You're leaving?! Does this mean we're estranged?
Introductory Episode