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Been There Got Out

healing & recovery

Attorney Steven Eichenblatt beside his memoir Pretend They Are Dead, on surviving childhood parental alienation and reconnecting.
He was the alienated child before he became the attorney who represents them. Steven Eichenblatt on the effects that outlast the court fight, and what he wants targeted parents to understand....
Reconnecting with an alienated child, part two
Part two of our conversation with 'Amanda,' who lived through alienation as a young adult, on the patient, real work of healing and reconnecting with family....
Overcoming parental alienation and reconnecting, part one
Interview with "Amanda" a young adult child who experienced alienation first-hand....
Reconnecting with an estranged adult child
With renowned psychologist & author Dr. Josh Coleman....
Two cockatiels affectionately touching beaks, illustrating the tender follow-up to a memorable first kiss.
Newly single at 48, Chris was sure he'd be alone by fifty. The same story from the other side: what a real first kiss feels like once you've found someone safe. Part two....
Two prairie dogs touching mouths as if kissing, a playful image for a first kiss that knocked my socks off.
Decades of good memories, replaced in a moment she never saw coming. A mid-life romance story, and a reminder that the butterflies are still possible after everything you've survived....
A vintage Polaroid-style snapshot of the author as a grinning young child seated beside his father, a treasured memory behind the post My Father Died on Christmas Eve.
Chris's father left when he was twelve and stayed distant for the rest of his life. A raw reflection on grieving a parent whose actions never matched his words....
A pink water lily blooming on dark water, illustrating healing the body after emotional abuse.
Emotional abuse doesn't only live in your mind. It shows up in your gut, your sleep, your energy. Dr. Leslie Myers on the physical toll of trauma, and how the body heals....
A flexed arm showing strength, illustrating trauma recovery and the importance of caring for the body while healing.
When her marriage and her world came apart, Lisa found healing in an unexpected place: her body. How rebuilding physical strength restored her sense of control....

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Parental Alienation book
Parental Alienation Book

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Been There Got Out: When Your Ex Turns the Kids Against You

If your children are being used as weapons — you’re not imagining it. This is your roadmap.