Rewind: Make more of this wonderful film
We featured one scene from a Dutch TV documentary before – The two truths of torn up letters. There is an (as yet) unpublished English-subtitled version called: Rewind. We must find ways to make much more of it. The full story plainly underlines several key lessons
Rewind: Make more of this wonderful film
We featured one scene from a Dutch TV documentary before – The two truths of torn up letters. There is an (as yet) unpublished English-subtitled version called: Rewind. We must find ways to make much more of it. The full story plainly underlines several key lessons
Climbing the mountain: 4. Enduring cases
To do justice to Climbing such a huge mountain as high conflict family separation of all kinds we are taking the the whole thing in sections. After Introduction, Before court, and In court, we’re up to Part 4 (of 9). As usual, this is work
Climbing the mountain: 4. Enduring cases
To do justice to Climbing such a huge mountain as high conflict family separation of all kinds we are taking the the whole thing in sections. After Introduction, Before court, and In court, we’re up to Part 4 (of 9). As usual, this is work
A get together about not wanting to get together
There are many organisations called Wellspring. One of these is a long-established charitable psychotherapy and counselling organisation based in Edinburgh. They have an annual lecture open to a a wide range of interest. This year they were keen to innovate from
A get together about not wanting to get together
There are many organisations called Wellspring. One of these is a long-established charitable psychotherapy and counselling organisation based in Edinburgh. They have an annual lecture open to a a wide range of interest. This year they were keen to innovate from
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
Contact Matters – Early Intervention
Kenneth Lane has been working in this field for years. See his Contact Matters website. Nick Child has not. We encountered each other through Linked In. We thought we might share this recent exchange of views with this wider readership. Maybe we
Contact Matters – Early Intervention
Kenneth Lane has been working in this field for years. See his Contact Matters website. Nick Child has not. We encountered each other through Linked In. We thought we might share this recent exchange of views with this wider readership. Maybe we
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)
the alienation experience 