Events and Seminars
| Event | : | One-Day Workshop: Family Estrangement, The power of silence |
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| Venue | : | Online via Zoom |
| Date | : | 19/06/2026 |
| Duration | : | 10:AM - 16:00 PM (GMT) |
| Extra Info | : | Family estrangement is a common experience, and it is often shrouded in shame, secrecy and silence. Around a quarter of people have experienced some form of family estrangement, with around one in ten people cutting ties with either a parent or an adult child. Many people find themselves, not necessarily through choice, distanced from family members for many years, even decades. In this brand new one-day workshop there will be the space to explore estrangements within families – estrangements which are deeply painful and traumatic for all involved. How can attachment theory help to throw light on what seems to be such an anti-attachment statement – by family members who make the choice to withdraw from the family unit sometimes for years at a time, or even a whole lifetime. There are multi-faceted reasons why family members might become estranged from one another, such as divorce, family disputes, childhood abuse, a clash of expectations, betrayals, or mental health issues. We will look at what underpins estrangement by parents, siblings, sons and daughters and think together about what is being so powerfully communicated when someone walks away from, or is banished from, the family unit. |
| Organised By | : | Brighton Therapy Partnership |
| Web Link | : | https://brightontherapypartnership.org.uk/training-event/family-estrangement-the-power-of-silence/?ct=t%28seb+launch+private+practice+20th+Jan_COPY_01%29&mc_cid=5cb0a043c8&mc_eid=8d57f4dbad |