CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT13 Aug

What to Do if You Inherit an Estrangement

Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of self-harm, physical and emotional abuse, and a parent expressing suicidal ideation.

We spend a lot of time talking about the person who decides to go no contact, and much less about everyone else who ends up living with that decision. In this Q&A episode, Whitney answers a woman in her 30s who inherited and is now dealing with the consequences of her mother's estrangement from her side of the family. Second, a listener six months no contact with an abusive mother, asking the question: who is responsible for her now?

In this episode, you'll learn:

- How to build your own relationships without betraying a parent's decision to go no contact

- Scripts for handling the question "how's your mom?" without becoming the family messenger

- How to separate compassion from obligation with a parent in crisis

Whitney Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Calling Home, a membership community that helps people navigate complex family dynamics and break harmful cycles.

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