Archive - Family Troubles

Mother’s Day When You’re Estranged

Mother’s Day can feel like a celebration for everyone else and a reckoning for you.

2 hrs ago • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Learning to Live Beside the Pain

Estrangement, mortality, and the search for meaning after loss

24 hrs ago • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

An Invitation to Estranged Parents

Join Our Mother's Day Event (It's Free!)

May 8 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Live with Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

A recording from Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.'s live video

May 6 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

1:00:25

Link for Substack Live at 9AM Today

May 6 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

The Dark Triad Isn’t Just About Personality Disorders

It’s becoming a relationship strategy

May 6 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Vindictive Protectiveness

You hurt me so I can...

May 5 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Q and A Clarification

Sorry for the confusion.

May 4 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Hostile Dependency and Estrangement

Why anger, silence, and distance can still be forms of attachment

May 4 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

April 2026

Podcast: How Divorce Increases Estrangement Risk with Michelle Weiner-Davis

Incase you missed when I shared this interview a few weeks ago, you can now listen it on the go on the podcast! Enjoy!

Apr 28 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Parenting at a Distance

Doing nothing as a form of love

Apr 25 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

Before Going No Contact

Some things to consider

Apr 23 • Joshua Coleman, Ph.D.

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