Category Archives: Help Topics

From Tension to Tenderness —healing Mother/Daughter relationships

By Marlou and Laurie Newkirk CONNECTICUT PRESS CLUB AWARD WINNING ARTICLE! Originally appeared in Fairfield Magazine, Wilton Magazine and Bedford Magazine. It’s been said that one of the toughest relationships in the world is the one between mothers and adult daughters. I can vouch for that. My daughter, Laurie, and I love each other but…

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Estranged Parents – Adult Children Who Stop Talking to Mom or Dad

By Christina Gregoire Grown kids cut off communication with parents when there are problems about money, new boyfriends/girlfriends, or mom or dad remarrying. It’s quite common. Since the time of Freud, many psychiatrists have analyzed adult patients’ problems, and they have tried to decipher how those problems were caused by parents. But, now it’s time…

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