When someone challenges genetic relational entitlement, they are sometimes called selfish, ungrateful, and cruel. Yet, what if these resisters are actually healthy, insightful, and thriving people?

Learn four ways to support those who are estranged from their family and avoid common pitfalls.

Family estrangement is a misunderstood and stigmatized experience. Understanding how this experience benefits trauma survivors might help to decrease this stigma and allow survivors to feel understood and supported.

Before recommending forgiveness, take a moment to identify your honest intentions and to reflect upon any information which could support or negate your recommendation. This pause may also help you to acknowledge any disclaimers that need to be communicated to the intended forgiver.

Evidence-based treatments do not promise effective or optimal clinical outcomes, are not immune to bias, and don't always produce quicker results and are not "one size fits all" approaches.

When you experience intense anxiety, anger, or sadness, you might need quick methods to calm yourself. Do you know how? Try these!

If you experience repetitive behaviors that need to change, reparenting may help. In a therapy setting, reparenting occurs when the therapist takes on the role of a surrogate parent for their client.

“I don’t know what to say” is a phrase I often hear from the loved ones of trauma survivors. To establish and strengthen a safe relationship with a survivor, it helps to know what to say to them—and what not to say.

There are many benefits to speaking ill of the dead, especially for trauma survivors. When their offenders die, survivors often face a complicated emotional journey for which they need understanding, support, and acceptance.