Holidays
Gifts of kindness: Softening the blow of family estrangement
Kindness has been on my mind in recent days. How kindness is a beautiful quality in people. How it softens the blows of life. What a difference a kindness can make. How it can cost so very little. What a wonderful present it is to give the gift of kindness. Today's post is a list…
More from Dr. Cara Barker on being estranged from family
After Dr. Barker's article last week that touched on estrangement, she received so many responses that she continued on that topic today: December 20, 2010: Learning to Love from Afar by Dr. Cara Barker (I particularly liked what one of her readers said: "Don't trip on what's behind you.")
Dec. 20: Articles on coping with being estranged during Christmas
Thanksgiving is in the subject title but Gould writes about the entire holiday season, not only Thanksgiving, in this article that touches on the more difficult situations that we deal with at this time of year. Including estrangement: November 23, 2010: Thanksgiving – – Sink or Swim by Roger Gould, author of Shrink Yourself: End…
On the Internet: Advice for the holidays when estranged from family.
Fiona McColl has been writing excellent posts on family estrangement and the holidays on her blog E-stranged. I am linking the posts below by dates and subject titles so that these posts can be found easily in the future since what she writes will remain true for future holidays as well as the current one….
On Huffington Post: Dr. Cara Barker on Family Estrangement
Are you looking for advice on how to cope through the holidays despite being estranged? I found an excellent article today on that topic on the Huffington Post. The title is misleading. It is more about how to heal and cope despite being estranged rather than how to mend bridges. Be sure not to miss…
For Parents: Discussion Forum on Estrangement
Dr. Joshua Coleman's discussion forum is a place that is particularly helpful for parents who are trying to come to grips with estrangements by their children. At this time of year I know that many people are looking for support to get them through the holidays. I do recommend this discussion forum. It has been…
Altruism as an antidote to what ails us: Cami Walker’s solution
Outside of what I wrote in my Guidelines for how to cope with being estranged I don't have any great answers on what to do about estrangements. But sometimes I see something written that rings a bell for me about things that have helped me. I saw an article like that the other day in…
Q&A on Writing and Coping with Estrangement & the Holidays
A reader asked me a question recently. She asked if I had any tips for dealing with the holidays. Another reader asked if I had stopped writing on my blog. I've been thinking about the answers to both of these questions.
Triple Crown Winner: A Horse Named Addiction
This is the second attempt to write about my father for this Father's Day post. I thought of writing about how imperfect he was and how I had not estranged him. I started to write and talk about the negative things. I wrote two paragraphs and had to stop and delete them. I couldn't do…