What to Do if You Inherit an Estrangement
About this episode
Whitney Goodman addresses the complexities of inheriting family estrangement and offers guidance on navigating relationships amidst such challenges.
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of self-harm, physical and emotional abuse, and a parent expressing suicidal ideation. We spend a lot of time talking about the person who decides to go no contact, and much less about everyone else who ends up living with that decision. In this Q&A episode, Whitney answers a woman in her 30s who inherited and is now dealing with the consequences of her mother's estrangement from her side of the family. Second, a listener six months no contact with an abusive mother, asking the question: who is responsible for her now? In this episode, you'll learn: - How to build your own relationships without betraying a parent's decision to go no contact - Scripts for handling the question "how's your mom?" without becoming the family messenger - How to separate compassion from obligation with a parent in crisis Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles. Have a question for Whitney? Send a voice memo or email to whitney@callinghome.co Join the Family Cyclebreakers Club…
People in this episode
Host: Whitney Goodman
Topics covered
- estrangement
- family dynamics
- self-care
- abuse
- mental health
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Calling Home
Products: Toxic Positivity
More episodes of CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT
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- My Estrangement is Giving Me Migraines and Stomachaches
- The Lindsay Clancy Trial
- When a Parent Pulls Away
- What it’s Like On Both Sides of Estrangment With Kreed Revere
- My Parents Welcomed Their Estrangment
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