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Beyond Ambiguous Loss: Acknowledging the Real Grief of Estrangement
Tina Gilbertson
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Estrangement and the Relationship Bank Account
Tina Gilbertson
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When Your Kids Don’t Share Your Values
Tina Gilbertson
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Two Against One: Divided Families
Tina Gilbertson
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8 Differences Between Estrangement and “The Silent Treatment”
Tina Gilbertson
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Gaslighting Workshop
Tina Gilbertson
The gaslighting workshop took place on April 19th, 2025. The original post for this event appears below. You can also download the poster below. If you’re interested in attending this workshop in the future, please post in our General Discussion forum. …
Words of Validation for Parents of No-Contact Adult Children
Tina Gilbertson
Prefer listening to reading? Listen to the 4-part series on validation from the Reconnection Club Podcast, starting with Episode 198: Validation (Or Lack Thereof). * * * If you feel deeply sad about the emotional distance between yourself and …
New Interview! Bite Your Tongue Podcast
Tina Gilbertson
Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast is a show dedicated to helping parents build healthy relationships with their adult children. This is how the hosts describe their show: ”From money and finance to relationships and sibling rivalry, we cover it all. …
Be Part of The RC Podcast!
Tina Gilbertson
Special Holiday Episode: “You Are Not Alone” Update: You can now listen to the episode here. For parents estranged from adult children and grandchildren, the holidays may bring feelings of isolation and pain. At the very least, it’s important for …
7 Signs of Normal “Narcissism”
Tina Gilbertson
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TIME-SENSITIVE: Estranged Fathers Needed for Research
Tina Gilbertson
As you may know, there’s very little existing research that specifically examines estrangement from fathers. Fortunately, doctoral candidate Janet Shaffer intends to address that deficit with her dissertation, Divorce: A Phenomenological Study On Estrangement In Fathers In Older Adulthood. Shaffer …
New Lesson Released in Healthy Boundaries Course
Tina Gilbertson
If your estranged adult child has mentioned the word “boundaries,” you might want to stay up to date with our Healthy Boundaries course. Reconnection Club members can access it any time at this link. This course is a work in …
9 Truths About Apologies
Tina Gilbertson
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Setting Boundaries with Estranged Adult Children
Tina Gilbertson
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New Lesson Added to Healthy Boundaries course
Tina Gilbertson
The Reconnection Club is pleased to announce the newest addition to our evolving course on Healthy Boundaries. The lessons for this course are being produced over time from presentations recorded live for Reconnection Club members. The latest presentation was all …