Rules of estrangement : why adult children cut ties and how to heal the conflict
Coleman, Joshua2021
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'I've seen many parents and adult children grappling with these issues, and this is exactly the book they have all been waiting for.' - Lori Gottlieb Has your adult child cut off contact with you? How can you heal the pain and start to build a bridge back to them? Labelled a silent epidemic by a growing number of therapists and researchers, estrangement is one of the most disorienting and painful experiences of a parent's life. Popular opinion typically tells a one-sided story of parents who got what they deserved or overly entitled adult children who wrongly blame their parents. However, the reasons for alienation are far more complex and varied. As a result of rising rates of individualism, an increasing cultural emphasis on happiness, growing economic insecurity, and a historically recent perception that parents are obstacles to personal growth, many parents find themselves forever shut out of the lives of their adult children and grandchildren. As a trusted psychologist whose own daughter cut off contact for several years and eventually reconciled, Dr Joshua Coleman is uniquely qualified to guide parents in navigating these fraught interactions. He helps to alleviate the ongoing feelings of shame, hurt, guilt, and sorrow that commonly attend these dynamics. By placing estrangement into a cultural context, Dr Coleman helps.
Main title:
Rules of estrangement : why adult children cut ties and how to heal the conflict / Joshua Coleman, PhD.
Author:
Coleman, Joshua, author
Imprint:
London : Sheldon Press, 2021.©2021
Collation:
vii, 311 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
978152935082197815293508219781529350821
Dewey class:
306.874
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
427041
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 306.874 COL | Available |