Alienation: A new clearer big picture
Alienation is the core pattern in a wide range of ‘relationships that take you in and cut you off’ “Bravo! Brilliant!” This is to announce our new ‘Not sure about alienation?” page. It’s a version of Nick Child’s recent highly
Alienation: A new clearer big picture
Alienation is the core pattern in a wide range of ‘relationships that take you in and cut you off’ “Bravo! Brilliant!” This is to announce our new ‘Not sure about alienation?” page. It’s a version of Nick Child’s recent highly
Protecting family ties after separation
During the last decade here in this blog, you’ve been sharing my struggle to understand the nightmare experiences that some children and families experience after family separation. And especially what best to do about that. Prevention is plainly the best
Protecting family ties after separation
During the last decade here in this blog, you’ve been sharing my struggle to understand the nightmare experiences that some children and families experience after family separation. And especially what best to do about that. Prevention is plainly the best
What makes an effective campaign
Most activists are amateur campaigners. It’s the second time we discover our ignorance. Check out here how to make great campaigns. In a new field with a new scourge, sufferers are often complete novices. We’re taken by surprise when we
What makes an effective campaign
Most activists are amateur campaigners. It’s the second time we discover our ignorance. Check out here how to make great campaigns. In a new field with a new scourge, sufferers are often complete novices. We’re taken by surprise when we
Blood-letting: learning from the past
To trust professions or not to trust them? That is the question. First let’s learn from history. In later posts, I’ll set out the principles that we can apply to institutions that are around us now. In the Marx Brothers film,
Blood-letting: learning from the past
To trust professions or not to trust them? That is the question. First let’s learn from history. In later posts, I’ll set out the principles that we can apply to institutions that are around us now. In the Marx Brothers film,
Prevention: An angel you don’t know for the devil you do
The devil we know ‘Better the devil you know‘ we say. It’s ‘better’ than taking a risk with ‘the devil you don’t know’ who could be even worse. We like the status quo. Evolution tends to select risk-aversion. Attachment is the
Prevention: An angel you don’t know for the devil you do
The devil we know ‘Better the devil you know‘ we say. It’s ‘better’ than taking a risk with ‘the devil you don’t know’ who could be even worse. We like the status quo. Evolution tends to select risk-aversion. Attachment is the
Untangling a web – and the thread didn’t break
“Oh what a tangled web we weave …” penned Walter Scott in 1808 about Lord Marmion’s love-life. But he could have typed it in 2008 about the worldwide web and its promiscuous off-spring: social media. That’s a ‘tangled web’ too. With everyone free
Untangling a web – and the thread didn’t break
“Oh what a tangled web we weave …” penned Walter Scott in 1808 about Lord Marmion’s love-life. But he could have typed it in 2008 about the worldwide web and its promiscuous off-spring: social media. That’s a ‘tangled web’ too. With everyone free
Why does a coercive controller do it? A very secure Attachment
Responding to the conversation on cults and parental abduction and alienation, a UK parent has summarised her own story of being Alienated from her daughter. Starting the Alienation long before separating from her, her husband kept his daughter close. She
Why does a coercive controller do it? A very secure Attachment
Responding to the conversation on cults and parental abduction and alienation, a UK parent has summarised her own story of being Alienated from her daughter. Starting the Alienation long before separating from her, her husband kept his daughter close. She
Cults and Parental Alienation: A conversation with Steve Hassan
You may know that Steven Hassan is a long-standing cult expert having learned about it when he was in the Moonies as a young man. Steve is energetic and prolific. Read about his BITE model and the Influence Continuum. Watch his
Cults and Parental Alienation: A conversation with Steve Hassan
You may know that Steven Hassan is a long-standing cult expert having learned about it when he was in the Moonies as a young man. Steve is energetic and prolific. Read about his BITE model and the Influence Continuum. Watch his
Change the metaphor > Change the world
This is to announce a small but major change on the alienation experience blog. You didn’t notice any change, did you?! Well the page about how to make the world-wide changes that we need; that’s what’s changed. The old page
Change the metaphor > Change the world
This is to announce a small but major change on the alienation experience blog. You didn’t notice any change, did you?! Well the page about how to make the world-wide changes that we need; that’s what’s changed. The old page
For Kids Sake: Ozzy headlines hit harder
The Ozzy headlines that hit harder are about: deaths. Yes deaths. What can we learn about campaigning from one approach based in Australia: For Kids Sake It proposes a radical view: Family law doesn’t help. It harms the separated families who turn
For Kids Sake: Ozzy headlines hit harder
The Ozzy headlines that hit harder are about: deaths. Yes deaths. What can we learn about campaigning from one approach based in Australia: For Kids Sake It proposes a radical view: Family law doesn’t help. It harms the separated families who turn
Attachment: A safe base to work from
Seventy years ago, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby, came up with Attachment Theory as a good way to describe close relationships in families, how they do or don’t go well. His own childhood was a key influence. Apparently Mrs Bowlby
Attachment: A safe base to work from
Seventy years ago, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby, came up with Attachment Theory as a good way to describe close relationships in families, how they do or don’t go well. His own childhood was a key influence. Apparently Mrs Bowlby
About thingamajigs and filling up
If you know what you’re doing, you don’t need a name for it. “Has anyone seen my thingamajig – you know! – my whatchamacallit?” It’s a universal cry. But if you can remember where you put your thingamajig, it doesn’t
About thingamajigs and filling up
If you know what you’re doing, you don’t need a name for it. “Has anyone seen my thingamajig – you know! – my whatchamacallit?” It’s a universal cry. But if you can remember where you put your thingamajig, it doesn’t
A typewriter cannot juggle – but Cochem can
Like buses, you wait for ages for a conference on Parental Alienation (PA) then in August two came along: Stockholm (Nordic and International) and London (UK and European). Plus USA at both. I went and presented in Sweden. I’ve heard about the
A typewriter cannot juggle – but Cochem can
Like buses, you wait for ages for a conference on Parental Alienation (PA) then in August two came along: Stockholm (Nordic and International) and London (UK and European). Plus USA at both. I went and presented in Sweden. I’ve heard about the
the alienation experience 