Month: November 2022

Parental Alienation: Daughter of a Repeat Offender Speaks Out

Parental alienation is when one parent intentionally manipulates their child against their other parent. It’s most common in “high-conflict” custody battles. (High-conflict divorce, by the way, is courtroom code for divorcing a Cluster B disorder – Trauma Glossary 1.) Petty vengeance is usually the motive. So is jealousy. It’s as though the “high conflict” parent …

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The Break-up (2006 Movie) A Cautionary Tale of Anxious and Avoidant

The Break-up was a 2006 comedy starring Jennifer Aniston (as Brooke) and Vince Vaughn (as Gary). What’s most brilliant about this film is, it’s a case study of the doomed romance between opposite attachment styles. Brooke’s character is the Anxious Style, while Gary’s character is the Avoidant Style. What could possibly go wrong for these …

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