To ask for your recommendations for a book to help accept being estranged from a family member

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Ladolcevita233 · 28/12/2023 15:15

Have any of you read any really useful books for helping to accept/be ok with estrangement from a family member?

Many thanks 🙏

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Wordsmithery · 28/12/2023 20:48

No but interested in the question. Been estranged from sibling for 45 years (his choice not mine) and still not accepted it. It's a bitter pill indeed.

keyboardwarriornot · 28/12/2023 20:59

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622584/rules-of-estrangement-by-joshua-coleman-phd/#:~:text=Rules%20of%20Estrangement%20gives%20parents,reconciliation%20is%20no%20longer%20possible.ll
i have not read this book but have viewed a few YouTube lectures by Joshua
Coleman and found them interesting. May be helpful.

Rules of Estrangement by Joshua Coleman, PhD: 9780593136867 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A guide for parents whose adult children have cut off contact that reveals the hidden logic of estrangement, explores its cultural causes, and offers practical advice for parents trying to reestablish...

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622584/rules-of-estrangement-by-joshua-coleman-phd/#:~:text=Rules%20of%20Estrangement%20gives%20parents,reconciliation%20is%20no%20longer%20possible.

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Ladolcevita233 · 11/02/2024 23:29

keyboardwarriornot · 28/12/2023 20:59

A very belated thank you for the recommendation

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