My Take on the Oprah Podcast re: Family Cut-Offs; I Have Opinions.
Bonds after Baby: Rebuild your marriage, reduce postpartum resentment & guard maternal mental health · Evie Mpras, MS, LMFT
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Show Notes
Family cut-offs are getting more common these days. There's often strong opinions on either side- either it's awful or it's totally justified. Truth is, the reality is more complicated.
Oprah's podcast had a discussion about adult parent-child estrangement, and I want to share what I think was missing from a generally helpful discussion.
In this episode I'll:
- give my reaction to the podcast as an LMFT working with adult-parents & children
- share the relevance of this situation for people in the stage of pregnancy, postpartum & early parenthood
- & share important perspectives when evaluation such decisions
This episode invites listeners to move beyond black-and-white narratives and toward more grounded, supported decisions about family relationships.
There are certainly justified cut-offs in the face of relentless emotional manipulation and hostility! Yet there is still so much nuance and possibility in a variety of other kids of family dynamics.
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