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Fern Schumer Chapman

Fern Schumer Chapman

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How a Child's Mental Illness Can Psychologically Stamp a Family

A new novel explores a sibling's lifelong struggles with a mentally ill sister.

26.11.2024 20

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Siblings Who Swindle Siblings

Shady character can be revealed when it's time to divide money or family treasures.

05.10.2024 70

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10 “Functional” Family Tropes That Are Really Dysfunctional

Burnished with time and repetition, false "Commandments" can misguide families.

04.09.2024 10

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How to Stop the Rumination That Often Plagues the Estranged

Held hostage by your thoughts? Here's how to escape estrangement loop-thinking.

24.07.2024 20

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What to Say to Someone Who Is Experiencing Estrangement

Cutoffs are common, yet most people don't know how to support the estranged.

09.06.2024 40

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Agreeing to Terms of Engagement to Repair a Broken Relationship

To reconcile, sisters avoid old hurts; they identify safe topics to connect.

14.05.2024 60

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Broadening National Siblings Day to Include the Estranged

The founder of the day defends her idea and offers programs for everyone.

10.04.2024 10

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How Religious Shunning Ruins Lives

A form of institutionalized estrangement, shunning hurts health of the excluded.

27.03.2024 20

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Statistics That Tell the Story of Family Estrangement

Researchers have largely ignored estrangement; one study quantifies the problem.

19.02.2024 30

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Why Siblings in Holocaust Families Struggle to Get Along

Siblings respond differently to a parent's trauma, causing estrangement.

27.01.2024 20

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Betrayal Blindness: Not Seeing What’s Obvious

Research on attachment reveals why the betrayed stay in a state of denial.

19.12.2023 20

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Is it Sibling Rivalry or Sibling Abuse?

Parents create a family culture that defines sibling relationships, and estrangement.

06.12.2023 10

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