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Healing After Family Estrangement: Life Update
My eldest son just got married, and for the first time in over a decade, I was in the same room as my estranged sister, my father, my ex-husband, and his entire family. Healing after family estrangement is something I talk about on this show, but this weekend I lived it. And I want to tell you exactly how it went.
I did the inner work ahead of time. I leaned into every tool I teach. And I still felt everything, because there is no exit ramp to being human.
But here is what I also know: the work works. And this episode is my proof.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- What it actually looked like to walk into a high-stakes family event after years of estrangement
- How clean pain versus dirty pain showed up in real time at the wedding
- The turning point my ex-husband and I reached that I am so grateful for
- What it felt like to face my father without fear or the need to people-please
- The moment that brought me to tears (the good kind) when I saw my three sons together
- Why I believe one hundred percent that change is possible, no matter where you are right now
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