I absolutely can. I touched on it a bit here in my parenting for liberation series, but very happy to delve deeper: Repairing the Estranged Relationship For those parents (like myself) who have already experienced estrangement from their adult children, it’s important to know that repair is possible. Healing begins with acknowledging that control-based parenting may have played a role in pushing them away. By shifting to a model of openness, vulnerability, and collaboration, it’s possible to begin the healing process. The first step is to ask:
How can I honor my adult child’s autonomy now, even if I struggled to do so in the past?
I am estranged from my mother (for 8 years now) who is almost 90 and a part of the Silent Generation. I wish she could "model openness, vulnerability and collaboration"... My mom is very unsupportive and emotionally unavailable. I think parent/child estrangement is more and more common... I would like to unpack why? thanks!
So glad we are back! I am soaking it all up!
Can you please talk about parent child estrangement eventually?
thank you!!!!
I absolutely can. I touched on it a bit here in my parenting for liberation series, but very happy to delve deeper: Repairing the Estranged Relationship For those parents (like myself) who have already experienced estrangement from their adult children, it’s important to know that repair is possible. Healing begins with acknowledging that control-based parenting may have played a role in pushing them away. By shifting to a model of openness, vulnerability, and collaboration, it’s possible to begin the healing process. The first step is to ask:
How can I honor my adult child’s autonomy now, even if I struggled to do so in the past?
How can I shift from controlling to supporting their journey? https://desireebstephens.substack.com/p/rebellious-or-liberated-rethinking?r=2v5h8f
I am estranged from my mother (for 8 years now) who is almost 90 and a part of the Silent Generation. I wish she could "model openness, vulnerability and collaboration"... My mom is very unsupportive and emotionally unavailable. I think parent/child estrangement is more and more common... I would like to unpack why? thanks!