Life After Estrangement: A Guide for Parents Cut Off by Adult Children and A Compassionate Roadmap to...

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Dr Ben Chuba Brochard

Life After Estrangement

A Guide for Parents Cut Off by Adult Children and A Compassionate Roadmap to Grief, Growth,...

Dr Ben Chuba, Brochard

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English

Crossborderpublishers
12 September 2025

Plays & playscripts; Psychology: emotions; Coping with death & bereavement; Intergenerational relationships; Advice on parenting

The silence is deafening. Your adult child has shut you out completely-no calls, no texts, no explanations. The relationship you cherished for decades has vanished overnight, leaving you drowning in a sea of guilt, confusion, and heartbreak. If this describes your reality, you're not alone in this devastating experience that millions of parents face in silence.

Estrangement from adult children is one of modern parenting's most painful and misunderstood challenges. Unlike other losses, this grief comes without closure, without community support, and often without hope. You're left questioning everything-wondering what you did wrong, whether you'll ever see grandchildren again, and how to move forward when traditional advice falls short. The complexity of these fractured relationships defies simple solutions, requiring a deeper understanding of family dynamics, generational trauma, and the delicate balance between accountability and self-compassion.

""Life After Estrangement"" offers what desperate parents have been searching for: a compassionate roadmap through this unique form of grief. Drawing from psychology, real-world experiences, and gentle wisdom, this guide helps you navigate the stages of loss while maintaining dignity and hope. The authors lay it out for you to discover how to process overwhelming emotions without drowning in them, examine your role without destroying yourself with blame, and find meaning in your pain without minimizing its reality. Most importantly, you'll learn how to rebuild your life while keeping the door open for reconciliation-if and when it comes.

Your journey toward healing doesn't have to wait another day. Whether you're newly estranged or years into this painful silence, this book provides the understanding and tools you need to reclaim your peace while honoring your enduring love. Start your path to emotional freedom today.

By: Dr Ben Chuba, Brochard
Imprint: Crossborderpublishers
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781969703140
ISBN 10: 1969703148
Pages: 122
Publication Date: 12 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Life After Estrangement: A Guide for Parents Cut Off by Adult Children and A Compassionate Roadmap to Grief, Growth, and Letting Go Without Giving Up Hope

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend to anyone in this situation Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2025 As a parent who currently does not have a relationship with my youngest child, this is exactly what I needed and would definitely recommend to others. The acknowledgement of it being an 'ambiguous loss' made me feel better. The sections talking about ways to still show love from afar made me feel less helpless. It is a delicate topic and I feel the authors did a great job of helping me with perspective, processing my feelings surrounding it and ways I can feel more in control of the situation. 5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Your Nrokeness, Hoping For Reconciliation Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2025 This book helps you to discover how to interpret the overwhelming feelings of estrangement without being overwhelmed by guilt, grief, and loss. It enables you to examine your role in the separation without overwhelming yourself with shame and blame. In addition, this book helps to find meaning in your pain without undermining its reality. Most significantly, this book will help you learn how to rebuild your life in hope while waiting and praying for reconciliation. What an excellent book for those who have lost relationships with mom, Dad, Sisters, Brothers, or Children. 5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a compassionate lifeline Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2025 For parents navigating the heartbreak of estrangement, this book is a compassionate lifeline, providing clear, practical tools to help them find genuine peace. A comforting companion offering steady encouragement on a topic nobody talks about. I highly recommend this book for its vital focus on healing rather than reconciliation.