This link is to an organization in Texas that offers support groups to those who are estranged. It sounds as though the groups meet in Texas only so far but that their long term goals may be to branch out to other locations.H.E.R. Group Their email address on their site which wasn’t working earlier has…
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When Parents Hurt by Joshua Coleman & related links
"When Parents Hurt" by Joshua Coleman, Ph. D.. Link to listing page on Amazon. ~ When things go wrong even when parents have done their best. Discussion of book on Amazon.com: "When Parents Hurt" by Joshua Coleman, Ph.D. Website for the book, "When Parents Hurt" "When Parents Hurt" blog I heard of this book for…
Estrangers & Estrangees: Two sides of the Fence Called Estrangement
The Problem with Discussing Estrangement Online. People who have a family estrangement tend to have experienced one of two kinds of situations: they have decided to become estranged from someone or they have become estranged due to someone else’s decision. The first group I call Estrangers. The second Estrangees.
Easter Sunday Mourning
When I don’t know what to say, I find things that other people have said that make sense to me. Here is what someone else has to say about "Closing the door on the past". Ginny
On HBO: Addiction
HBO has put together a package of excellent programs on this topic, one which has affected more than half of the blood related relatives that I know. Some of the new information about addiction shown in these programs offers hope for people that didn’t exist in the past.Addiction
Fragmented Families by Ellen B. Sucov
Due to a damaged hard drive that needs to be sent out for data recovery, I’m not currently updating the estrangements.com website. I expect to be able to do updates again in a couple of weeks. (I can do them now but it would be easier if I had some files back on my computer.)…
July 18, 2006: keyword search: “how to let go”
These links were selected from the results of a Google search using the keyword phrase "how to let go": From enotalone.com: How to let go of guilt and learn to forgive From cancersurvivors.org: Letting Go (Note: This article pertains to all kinds of letting go.) How to Let Go of Your Mad Baggage, a book…
The Dialectizer & Harry Browne “Gift for My Daughter”
For a change of mood go here: Dialectizer’s Redneck version of the online article, Gift for my Daughter by Harry Browne, and press the Dialectize button. Try the Cockney version and the Jive version and the Elmer Fudd version …. And then whatever other url or text you’d like to try the Dialectizer on. Link…
“The Art of Grieving”, a Workshop, Sept. 9, 2006
"The Art of Grieving Workshop" is being offered on Saturday, September 9, 2006, at the Caron Recovery Center, 244 E. 58th St., NY, NY from 9:30 AM to 4 PM. The cost is $80 per person. For more information, call: 1-800-678-2332 Ext. 6288 I received information in the mail about a number of workshops offered…
More Links For Parents
A Gift for my Daughter By Harry Browne, a Libertarian Party candidate in years past. Daughter Therapy Interesting online article on unexpected results of therapy. When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Letting Go of Their Problems, … Book by Jane Adams Articles on Recovery from Grief Written by co-authors of The Grief Recovery Handbook