Mar 24 2025 7 mins 1
The journey through unwanted estrangement from adult children can remain challenging even after extensive personal work and therapy, as hidden barriers continue to surface.
In this pivotal episode, Reconnection Club Podcast host Tina Gilbertson explores how parents who have built fulfilling lives and invested in their own growth may still have blind spots that hinder their healing journey.
Key Insights:
- Even with extensive therapy and personal development, we may have unrecognized areas that need attention
- The assumption that we've "done enough work" can itself become a barrier to deeper healing
- Parents who have created successful lives despite estrangement may overlook remaining opportunities for emotional growth
- Looking inward, rather than focusing on reconciliation or the adult child's actions, can reveal unexpected areas for personal development
Tina offers a gentle challenge to parents to consider that there may be more internal work to discover, even when it seems like all possible growth has been achieved.
For more on how to repair your relationship with your estranged adult child(ren), read Tina's book, Reconnecting With Your Estranged Adult Child.
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