Over the excitement of the holiday season, many people spent time with loved ones – while others actively chose to stay away or were excluded from family events.
"Estrangement" happens when one or more family members intentionally ends contact with a relative because of an ongoing negative relationship. What causes these kinds of rifts and ruptures?
How can different members of the family cope with these difficult and potentially painful situations?
How do relatives decide when to mend or move on from broken familial relationships?
Guests:
- Catherine Saint Louis, veteran health reporter, author of The New York Times article "Debunking Myths About Estrangement," and currently writing a book on the subject of estrangement
- Joanne Ayala Mylacraine, consultant for the Marriage and Family Institute
- Catherine Somody, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio and faculty contact for UTSA's Sarabia Family Counseling Center
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