Category Archives: The System
Undue influence: New thoughts on high conflict in families
The recent focus on undue influence here on the alienation experience blog was inspired by local and global events. There’ve been three new government initiatives in the UK and the global launch of the Open Minds Foundation. This new framework creates a new way to
Undue influence: New thoughts on high conflict in families
The recent focus on undue influence here on the alienation experience blog was inspired by local and global events. There’ve been three new government initiatives in the UK and the global launch of the Open Minds Foundation. This new framework creates a new way to
Climbing the mountain gets easier → 2. Prevention
Recently the highest British mountain, Ben Nevis got bigger. In this blog too, our Climbing the mountain page also got bigger. Yet recent developments mean our mountain looks smaller. How can this be?! One new key idea is that all kinds of coercive or ‘undue influence’ can
Climbing the mountain gets easier → 2. Prevention
Recently the highest British mountain, Ben Nevis got bigger. In this blog too, our Climbing the mountain page also got bigger. Yet recent developments mean our mountain looks smaller. How can this be?! One new key idea is that all kinds of coercive or ‘undue influence’ can
Historic change afoot: winning without the ‘A’ word
After decades of ideological impasse, the major US professional body, the APA, has signalled that an historic change is on its way. Let’s celebrate this long-awaited change and the invisible key that seems to have worked at last. What’s the key?! The
Historic change afoot: winning without the ‘A’ word
After decades of ideological impasse, the major US professional body, the APA, has signalled that an historic change is on its way. Let’s celebrate this long-awaited change and the invisible key that seems to have worked at last. What’s the key?! The
The child’s voice: We accuse you adults!
The brilliant news is that we can now publish this first online English translation of an Alienated teenager’s crie de coeur. In A Tardis of a Textbook, we featured Wilfrid v. Bloch-Galhau’s English version of his German book on Parental Alienation. It’s a wee cracker (as
The child’s voice: We accuse you adults!
The brilliant news is that we can now publish this first online English translation of an Alienated teenager’s crie de coeur. In A Tardis of a Textbook, we featured Wilfrid v. Bloch-Galhau’s English version of his German book on Parental Alienation. It’s a wee cracker (as
Valentine’s Day in Romania: A success story
Through the international network PASG, Catalin Bogdan has shared a remarkable success story with Parental Alienation (PA) cases in Romania’s family courts . How did they do it? Years of sustained ground work along with some help from Wikipedia. In the case report below, it
Valentine’s Day in Romania: A success story
Through the international network PASG, Catalin Bogdan has shared a remarkable success story with Parental Alienation (PA) cases in Romania’s family courts . How did they do it? Years of sustained ground work along with some help from Wikipedia. In the case report below, it
Do this survey – Let’s tick off controlling relationships
Last time we gave you a checklist about harmful psychological coercive persuasion. This time we want everyone to do a survey on it. The checklist is a general description of what happens in several places … in cults, terrorism, bullying, gangs, abusive relationships and other family conflict. With
Do this survey – Let’s tick off controlling relationships
Last time we gave you a checklist about harmful psychological coercive persuasion. This time we want everyone to do a survey on it. The checklist is a general description of what happens in several places … in cults, terrorism, bullying, gangs, abusive relationships and other family conflict. With
Learning about a common enemy
Coercion by direct physical abuse or threat is a crime and a terrible experience. But psychological coercive persuasion is also seriously harmful. Building on what we know of coercive control found in domestic abuse and in cults, momentum is gathering in the fight against harmful coercion in all
Learning about a common enemy
Coercion by direct physical abuse or threat is a crime and a terrible experience. But psychological coercive persuasion is also seriously harmful. Building on what we know of coercive control found in domestic abuse and in cults, momentum is gathering in the fight against harmful coercion in all
Parental and cult alienation: Les Linet MD and the new Star Wars
2016 has opened up some fresh roads for future blogging here. Before we head down a particularly exciting wide avenue, here’s a short lively pointer to where we’re going. Meet … Harrison Ford and … the prolific Les Linet MD and his online work, and
Parental and cult alienation: Les Linet MD and the new Star Wars
2016 has opened up some fresh roads for future blogging here. Before we head down a particularly exciting wide avenue, here’s a short lively pointer to where we’re going. Meet … Harrison Ford and … the prolific Les Linet MD and his online work, and
Climbing the mountain: 7. Sustained teaming up
Yes, more mountains yet! We’ve climbed the Introduction, Before court, In court, Enduring cases, Raising Awareness, and Coordinating our efforts. Now here’s climb No 7 (of 9) in the Rocky Mountains of high conflict family separation of all kinds. The whole lot is always in the top menu: Climbing
Climbing the mountain: 7. Sustained teaming up
Yes, more mountains yet! We’ve climbed the Introduction, Before court, In court, Enduring cases, Raising Awareness, and Coordinating our efforts. Now here’s climb No 7 (of 9) in the Rocky Mountains of high conflict family separation of all kinds. The whole lot is always in the top menu: Climbing
The Remarkable Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas is a grown up child of Alienation. Triggered by chance by what a work colleague said, he realised as an adult what had been happening. Eventually he reconnected with his Dad. Ryan has now created a goldmine of online resources. He is
The Remarkable Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas is a grown up child of Alienation. Triggered by chance by what a work colleague said, he realised as an adult what had been happening. Eventually he reconnected with his Dad. Ryan has now created a goldmine of online resources. He is
Being wise about the voice of children
New research on what children think of their parents’ separating has been published. Some time later, the kids say: Don’t stay together if you’re unhappy. They say: Include us but not in the crossfire. They say: We don’t want to choose. A new
Being wise about the voice of children
New research on what children think of their parents’ separating has been published. Some time later, the kids say: Don’t stay together if you’re unhappy. They say: Include us but not in the crossfire. They say: We don’t want to choose. A new
A Tardis of a textbook on PA
Dr Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau’s book on Parental Alienation (2013) is now available to buy online in its English translation. Dr Who? No … Dr von Boch-Galhau! But like Dr Who’s time-travelling police box Tardis, this book is much bigger on
A Tardis of a textbook on PA
Dr Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau’s book on Parental Alienation (2013) is now available to buy online in its English translation. Dr Who? No … Dr von Boch-Galhau! But like Dr Who’s time-travelling police box Tardis, this book is much bigger on
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