When the people who are supposed to love you turn away, the world loses its footing. This book begins by taking your experience seriously: the confusion, the shame, the exhaustion, the silent question of what you did wrong. It does not take sides or pretend to know what happened in the hallways of your family. What it offers is a clear-eyed look at how family groups create insiders and outsiders, the behaviours that keep exclusion in place, and the ordinary emotions that follow. You will find ideas for steadying yourself, ways to think about contact without pressure, and practical tools for family occasions, phone calls, and the moments when grief arrives without warning. Whether you stay connected to some family members, step back from all of them, or move between the two, the path ahead is yours. This is not about winning anyone over. It is about finding solid ground. Part of The Estrangement Library.
About the author
Rupert Callaway Sedgemoor writes for The Estrangement Library.
