91. How to Let Them Know You've Changed

About this episode

Tina discusses how to approach sharing personal growth with an estranged adult child.

Once you start learning, growing and healing through estrangement from an adult child, you might feel like sharing new insights with your child. Why wouldn't s/he be interested in hearing what you've learned? And how exciting, to have new knowledge that can create a positive impact in your relationship. That's why many parents ask, "How do I let my estranged adult child know I've changed, if we're not currently in contact?" Tina's answer is, "Don't be in a hurry to do that." Find out why you might want to wait on writing them a note about the work you've been doing, and what to do instead. For practical tips on how to repair an estranged relationship with your adult child(ren), see Tina's book, Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child . Reconnection Club members can discuss this episode in the General Discussion forum inside the Reconnection Club. Not a member yet? Learn more and join .

People in this episode

Host: Tina Gilbertson

Topics covered

• estrangement
• parenting
• communication
• relationships
• self-improvement

Keywords

• estrangement
• adult child
• communication
• relationship repair
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child

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