Category Archives: The Big Picture
Taking Alienation seriously … and getting taken seriously
Writing a blog is easy but mostly reaches the converted. Getting Parental Alienation into a professional journal is a golden achievement, making wider professionals take notice. But getting well-covered in the public media is perhaps the hardest publicity of all. An
Taking Alienation seriously … and getting taken seriously
Writing a blog is easy but mostly reaches the converted. Getting Parental Alienation into a professional journal is a golden achievement, making wider professionals take notice. But getting well-covered in the public media is perhaps the hardest publicity of all. An
Climbing the mountain: 3. In courts
Now on to Part 3 (of 9) of climbing the mountain of high conflict family separation of all kinds. See Introduction, and Before court. Or read the whole lot at once – with feedback added in. Inevitably there is a British flavour to all this, but the issues are
Climbing the mountain: 3. In courts
Now on to Part 3 (of 9) of climbing the mountain of high conflict family separation of all kinds. See Introduction, and Before court. Or read the whole lot at once – with feedback added in. Inevitably there is a British flavour to all this, but the issues are
Pairing up Abduction and Alienation
What’s the difference between Parental Child Abduction and Parental Child Alienation? Not a lot. Recently looking at cults and hostage-taking, we saw how close Abduction and Alienation were. Abduction is a quick way to do the same as Alienation does slowly.
Pairing up Abduction and Alienation
What’s the difference between Parental Child Abduction and Parental Child Alienation? Not a lot. Recently looking at cults and hostage-taking, we saw how close Abduction and Alienation were. Abduction is a quick way to do the same as Alienation does slowly.
Climbing the mountain: 2. Before court
The mountain we’re climbing is high conflict family separation of all kinds. Part 1 (of 9) was: Introduction and aims. Thanks for the feedback and improvements. They will be added to the full ‘Climbing the mountain’ page – click any time in the top menu.
Climbing the mountain: 2. Before court
The mountain we’re climbing is high conflict family separation of all kinds. Part 1 (of 9) was: Introduction and aims. Thanks for the feedback and improvements. They will be added to the full ‘Climbing the mountain’ page – click any time in the top menu.
Climbing the mountain: 1. Intro and overall aims
There’s a new Climbing the mountain page to click in the top menu of the blog. Reading it all in one go is, as the name suggests, a bit arduous. So this is the opener of a series of posts that will unpack it in stages
Climbing the mountain: 1. Intro and overall aims
There’s a new Climbing the mountain page to click in the top menu of the blog. Reading it all in one go is, as the name suggests, a bit arduous. So this is the opener of a series of posts that will unpack it in stages
Getting familiar with estrangement
Assessing high conflict separated families, we distinguish between Alienation (“there’s no good reason”), and justified estrangement (“there is good reason”). Commonly it is a hybrid mixture of both. Estrangement can be looked at in its own right in other adult family situations where
Getting familiar with estrangement
Assessing high conflict separated families, we distinguish between Alienation (“there’s no good reason”), and justified estrangement (“there is good reason”). Commonly it is a hybrid mixture of both. Estrangement can be looked at in its own right in other adult family situations where
Hostage, coercion, enmeshment and other unacceptably good words for it
In 1612 Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘hostages to fortune‘. He meant how having a family constrains a man from more adventurous things. But you could also say that children are hostages to fortune. It’s just a matter of luck what family they get landed
Hostage, coercion, enmeshment and other unacceptably good words for it
In 1612 Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘hostages to fortune‘. He meant how having a family constrains a man from more adventurous things. But you could also say that children are hostages to fortune. It’s just a matter of luck what family they get landed
Parental Alienation’s long list of counter-intuitives
One of the hurdles we face in raising awareness of Child and Parental Alienation (PA) is that it is counter-intuitive in so many ways. We have to set aside lots of the stereotypes that shape our thinking. Richard Warshak (2015)
Parental Alienation’s long list of counter-intuitives
One of the hurdles we face in raising awareness of Child and Parental Alienation (PA) is that it is counter-intuitive in so many ways. We have to set aside lots of the stereotypes that shape our thinking. Richard Warshak (2015)
Cultivating less extremism
Alienation is when one person turns another against a third in a lasting way for no good reason. That sounds bland for an experience that is such excruciating agony. Cults also cause agony and Alienation. What can we learn from
Cultivating less extremism
Alienation is when one person turns another against a third in a lasting way for no good reason. That sounds bland for an experience that is such excruciating agony. Cults also cause agony and Alienation. What can we learn from
The dangers of a little learning
How do we know when learning is too little, too much, or just enough? Working with a general clientele, and teaching ordinary helping professions about Child and Parental Alienation (PA), I have been trying to develop attractive, compact learning with key practitioner points to
The dangers of a little learning
How do we know when learning is too little, too much, or just enough? Working with a general clientele, and teaching ordinary helping professions about Child and Parental Alienation (PA), I have been trying to develop attractive, compact learning with key practitioner points to
Anna Karenina and alienation
A very modern real custody battle is in the news. This has been covered well by BBC R4 Today (1hr 47m), Judge Wildblood’s judgement (using and praising the media), and Karen Woodall’s post (and concern for what may now be made of it) – and no
Anna Karenina and alienation
A very modern real custody battle is in the news. This has been covered well by BBC R4 Today (1hr 47m), Judge Wildblood’s judgement (using and praising the media), and Karen Woodall’s post (and concern for what may now be made of it) – and no
The Misery Checklist by Amy JL Baker
Amy JL Baker rivals Richard Warshak for pride of place in the hall of Parental Alienation fame. To add to her achievements, now she has written a novel – The Misery Checklist. Surprisingly, this is from the point of view of an aligned or alienating parent. The book’s opening
The Misery Checklist by Amy JL Baker
Amy JL Baker rivals Richard Warshak for pride of place in the hall of Parental Alienation fame. To add to her achievements, now she has written a novel – The Misery Checklist. Surprisingly, this is from the point of view of an aligned or alienating parent. The book’s opening
the alienation experience 