Estrangement is growing at an alarming rate in all facets of society. In one sense, perhaps all of our problems boil down to estrangement from God and from one another. Specifically, though, I have been hearing more and more — from clients and from observable data — a concerning rise in estrangement between parents and their children. This post aims to equip you with tools to close that chasm. The good news is we have a blueprint for what works, and we have incredible powe

Your worst nightmare comes to life. You’ve heard about stories like these, but you never thought it would happen to you. It seemed to come out of nowhere, and now your whole world has turned upside-down. It’s a terrifying feeling. Grasping in the dark chaos, many people turn to denial, justification, and minimizing. But research shows those with the best outcomes are those who are able to formulate a cohesive narrative of what happened and why. And that is the heart of thi