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Publisher's Summary
This unique book supports parents who are struggling with the heartache of having a teenager or an adult child who is troubled, angry, or distant. Such rifts can cause unspeakable sorrow that parents too often must bear alone. Psychologist and parent Joshua Coleman, PhD, offers insight, empathy, and perspective to those who have lost the opportunity to be the parents they desperately wanted to be and who are mourning the loss of a harmonious relationship with their child.
Through case examples and healing exercises, Dr. Coleman helps parents:
- Reduce anger, guilt, and shame
- Learn how temperament, the teen years, their own or a partner's mistakes, and divorce can strain the parent-child bond
- Come to terms with their own and their child's imperfections
- Understand how society's high expectations of parents contribute to the risk of parental wounds
By helping parents recognize what they can do and let go of what they cannot, Dr. Coleman helps families develop more positive ways of healing themselves and relating to each other.
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- TMT
- 12-12-16
Not worth tour time...
Reading was very poor and very robotic. Stopped listening after 1st chapter. Would actually love to gett money back.
5 people found this helpful
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- 11-10-18
Not a good audible selection
I do believe the content provided by Dr. Coleman is worthwhile. However the format of the book, with questionnaires interspersed throughout, made it difficult to listen to in audible format.
I forced myself to listen through to the end, so grateful when it was over.
4 people found this helpful
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- David Fox
- 03-17-21
Very good
The voice of the narrator is fine. Ignore those who are criticizing it. The questions are fine as well.
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- Tami Vroma
- 01-21-20
Gives clear steps of what to do.
Really appreciate the clear steps given to take in estrangement. Was shocking to hear him describe me to a T as a result if my childhood.
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- Carol Nain
- 09-27-22
worth a Listen
I appreciated the efforts the author made to understand. I would have liked a special mention of what to do when your adult daughter gushes love onto your spouse but blames you and cuts only you out of their lives.
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- Crystal
- 06-04-21
Helpful
I have already used some of the techniques and found them helpful with both my relationship with my adult daughter and forgiveness of my own mother.
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- Khat G
- 12-12-20
It’s hard to get past the robotic speaking
I really want to ”read” this book but it’s difficult to listen to. It doesn't sound like a person reading it. It sounds like a computer robot voice. Extremely disappointing
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- Anne
- 12-05-20
Eye Opening and Real
My life is changed in the most positive way from this book. Truly and eye opening experience and I am so glad I've stumbled upon this excellent book. The narration felt robotic and almost like it was read by automation which I found distracting. that said, the information has indeed changed my life for the better.
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- Dee A. Zavodny
- 10-07-20
Amazing insightful book!
This book was so helpful in understanding my relationship with my adult daughter and how to grow with her as she faces life’s adult challenges.
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- Pennies in the fountain
- 08-08-19
Very supportive for estranged parents and kids
This was a recommended read because of the anguish experienced when family members experience estrangement. It helped me tremendously. Listening to others' experiences made me feel less alone in coping with this painful part of life's journey. Most of all, the book helps to get the reader to the point of acceptance and hope without as much of the grief, confusion and guilt. Narration pleasant and easy to listen to.
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In Done with the Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, Sheri McGregor, MA, helps parents break free from emotional pain - and move forward in their own lives. As a loving mother to whom the unthinkable happened, McGregor knows the horrible shock that wrings a parent dry, triggers denial, blame, anger, and shame. With empathy and understanding, as well as tools, the latest research, and insight from more than 9,000 parents of estranged adult children, McGregor helps parents of estranged adults plan, prepare for emotional triggers, and prevail over pain.
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Take your life back and let healing begin
- By Jennifer Gill on 05-26-18
By: Sheri McGregor
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Walking on Eggshells
- Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
- By: Jane Isay
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children-real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart.
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Disappointed
- By tammy alvarez on 01-13-19
By: Jane Isay
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When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us
- Letting Go of Their Problems, Loving Them Anyway, and Getting on with Our Lives
- By: Jane Adams
- Narrated by: Jane Adams
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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How do today's parents cope when the dreams we had for our children clash with reality? What can we do for our 20- and even 30-somethings who can't seem to grow up? Who can we turn to when the kids aren't all right and we, their parents, are frightened, frustrated, resentful, embarrassed, and especially, disappointed? In this groundbreaking book, a social psychologist who's been chronicling the lives of American families for over two decades confronts our deepest concerns when our grown kids have failed to thrive.
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3 hours in. 3 hours of other people's problems.
- By Silicon Valley Software Veteran on 02-03-21
By: Jane Adams
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Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child
- Practical Tips and Tools to Heal Your Relationship
- By: Tina Gilbertson
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger. While time, in and of itself, does not necessarily heal, actions do, and while every estrangement includes situation-specific variables, there are practical, effective, and universal techniques for understanding and healing these not-uncommon breaches.Â
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Will save you from major mistakes
- By Bohdan Hodiak on 09-23-20
By: Tina Gilbertson
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Banished
- A Grandmother Alone: Surviving Alienation and Estrangement
- By: Nancy Lee Klune
- Narrated by: Nancy Lee Klune
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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For author Nancy Lee Klune, the nightmare began with a phone call from a stranger. The man, who identified himself as a family therapist, informed her that her son and daughter-in-law had decided that she was to have no further contact with them or their four children. This call set in motion a 10-year journey of deep pain, emotional turmoil, and personal growth as she found ways to cope with this indescribable loss.Â
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Best book on the subject!
- By janice on 05-21-21
By: Nancy Lee Klune
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Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children
- Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents
- By: Allison Bottke
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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A tough-love guide to coping with dysfunctional adult children, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children will empower families by offering hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y. - a six-step program to help parents regain control in their homes and in their lives.
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Way too Religious, thinking about returning it.
- By Mickerj on 10-20-16
By: Allison Bottke
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Shadow Daughter
- A Memoir of Estrangement
- By: Harriet Brown
- Narrated by: Harriet Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Shadow Daughter tackles a subject we rarely discuss as a culture: Family estrangements, especially those between parents and adult children. Estrangements - between parents and children, siblings, multiple generations - are surprisingly common, and even families that aren't officially estranged often have some experience of deep conflicts. Estrangement is an issue that touches most people, one way or another, one that's still shrouded in secrecy, stigma, and shame.
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Mother to estranged daughter.
- By Nancy Good on 04-14-20
By: Harriet Brown
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Doing Life with Your Adult Children
- Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
- By: Jim Burns PhD
- Narrated by: Wayne Campbell
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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Dealing with boundaries, finances, and changing values are all part of parenting your grown child. In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, Jim Burns offers practical advice and hopeful encouragement for one of the richest and most challenging seasons of parenting.Â
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Some good points but...
- By Millie on 06-15-19
By: Jim Burns PhD
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Surviving Parental Alienation
- A Journey of Hope and Healing
- By: Amy J.L. Baker PhD, Paul R. Fine LCSW
- Narrated by: Madeleine Dauer
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Half of all marriages end. Unfortunately, about 20% of divorces are high-conflict, involving frequent visits to court, allegations of abuse, and chronic disagreements regarding parenting schedules. In response to this conflict, some children become aligned with one parent against the other - even a parent who has done nothing to warrant the hostile rejection of their formerly loving children. These parents are on a painful journey with an uncertain outcome. Surviving Parental Alienation fills the tremendous need for concrete help for these parents.
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Accurate, Authentic: what PA looks like & how it feels to Kids and Targets.
- By Sia on 01-25-20
By: Amy J.L. Baker PhD, and others
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Beyond Done with the Crying
- More Answers and Advice for Parents of Estranged Adult Children
- By: Sheri McGregor MA
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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For any parent of estranged adult children, reconciling may be a solo sport. Even when reconciliations do occur, their success requires wisdom and strength. That's why it's so important to empower yourself, make positive changes, and reclaim your life, even while waiting and continuing to reach out (if you choose to). Beyond Done with the Crying: More Answers and Advice for Parents of Estranged Adult Children is filled with information and solutions to the complex, real-life problems that plague parents of estranged adult children and their families.
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Good content, annoying narration
- By Dalene Peacock on 10-27-22
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Healing From Family Rifts
- Ten Steps to Finding Peace After Being Cut Off From a Family Member
- By: Mark Sichel
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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A family rift is one of the most traumatic experiences a person can face. It can have a profound effect on virtually every aspect of life, causing depression, relationship problems, and even physical illness. Healing From Family Rifts offers hope to those coping with a split in their families. Family therapist Mark Sichel addresses the pain and shame connected with family rifts and offers a way through the crisis and on toward healing. Uniquely, Sichel does not assume that every rift will or even should be mended. Instead, he offers ways to recover from any outcome.
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Excellent in every way
- By Mary on 11-07-21
By: Mark Sichel