
Rhizome Practice Blog.
Estrangement: Why Some of Us Cut Ties With Our Family of Origin.
About 12% of older adults are estranged from their adult children so we are talking about a sizeable number of people – the same number of people who are left-handed – and there are many reasons why we might decide to separate from our family. In this blog article I am going to explore the theme of estrangement and how therapy can help us to heal from the experience of difficult family backgrounds.