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The debate over family estrangement
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More than a quarter of young Americans have cut ties with one of their parents. Sometimes on the advice of therapists, who say families are traumatizing. But some families say they’re the ones being traumatized.
Guests
Brian Briscoe, dually licensed counselor based in North Texas. Founder of Parents Living After Child Estrangement (PLACE). His daughter, Rosie, cut him out of her life in 2022.
Whitney Goodman, psychotherapist who works with family relationships, boundaries and estrangements. Author of Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy (2022).