How Do You vs Your Adult Child - Decide Whether to Attend Social Events on High Risk Days?

When Our Adult Children Walk Away

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Join me as I walk you through the challenges and some solutions when you need to respond to invitations scheduled on or related to high-risk days. So often, these events include your adult child. So what then?!

How do our adult children decide whether to attend family events, annual festivities where you'll be present, etc?

In this episode, I provide a decision-making process to help you choose whether to attend high-risk social events.

What happens when a social invitation coincides with a high-risk day during estrangement? What should a parent do?

Think through this challenging decision: why we might feel pressure to attend, how adult children are also navigating similar questions, and when choosing to attend—or decline—might be the healthiest path.
Past episodes referenced in this conversation:

• Cracking the Busy Body Code: Managing Your Message
• Friendly Advocate or Flying Monkey? (Short)

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The continuum of estrangement discussed today can be found at https://www.togetherestranged.org/levels-of-estrangement.

The stories, examples, reflections, and perspectives shared in this podcast are based on my professional work as an estrangement coach and my personal estrangement journey. Any examples, characters, or stories referenced are either drawn from my own lived experience or represent a composite of multiple real-life situations shared with me over time. The intention of this podcast is not to accuse, label, or defame any individual but to provide insight, validation, and support for those navigating the complexities of family estrangement. All opinions expressed are my own and are shared with you, the listener, from a place of healing and learning.