What did you think about our podcast? Melissa has been alienated from her son for over a decade. She shares her frustration with a legal system that agreed with her that she had, in fact, been alienated from her son by the father, and yet was unable to do anything about it. ------------------ Thank you for listening to the podcast Navigating Parental Alienation! Sign up for our newsletter in our Linktree account to receive announcements when a new podcast episode is released and deta...

What did you think about our podcast? There is another group of people suffering in silence from alienation. More and more grandparents say they are being alienated from their grandchildren — prevented from seeing or having a meaningful relationship with their grandchildren. ‘Canadian Difference Makers in Grandparent Alienation’ is a new organization that aims to raise awareness about grandparent alienation, which a growing number of researchers and mental health professionals are calli...

What did you think about our podcast? Priya has not had a relationship with her son for 10 years, despite being his primary and loving caregiver for all of his childhood. She describes how it happened, how the other parent went from not being overly interested in their child to alienating him from his mother while she was undergoing cancer treatment. She also describes the role the grandmother played in the alienation. Priya shares her understandings of this painful situation, how hard it is ...

What did you think about our podcast? How can a parent who is alienated from their children strengthen the BOND they have with those children? By letting the kids know they TRUST them. Kids want to be trusted. They are wired to respond to trust. Being trusted makes them feel good about themselves, and about the person who trusts them. Trust strengthens their BOND with the parent who trusts them. And -- children as young as 12 months start figuring out who they CAN and who they CAN'T TR...

What did you think about our podcast? Many Parental Alienation experts say that parents who alienate a child or children from their other parent often have a personality disorder, such as narcissistic personality disorder or NPD. In this episode, Jacqueline introduces us to Charlotte, a mother who was raised by a narcissistic parent and then found herself in a relationship with a narcissistic partner who tried to alienate her from their children. Jacqueline and Charlotte discuss...

What did you think about our podcast? Jacqueline introduces us to the concept of Parental Alienation, when a child is influenced by the other parent or parental figure to reject their parent. We learn how Parental Alienation (PA) is different from estrangement, when a child has a justifiable reason to reject a parent. She reviews the Five Factors that define PA and help determine if a child’s rejection is justifiable (due to abuse or poor parenting), or whether it’s a case of alienation. ...