The Reconnection Club Podcast

66. Who "Owns" the Problem of Estrangement?


Listen Later

When your child decides to distance himself from you, whose problem is it?

If you're like most parents who are unwillingly estranged from adult children, you walk through life these days feeling as if you have a big weight on your shoulders.

But feeling the weight of a problem is not the same as owning it.

In this episode, Tina explains why taking ownership of a problem is a necessary step toward solving it.

Our brains look at problems differently when we "own" them. We're in a much better position to creative and proactive, according to Tina.

Taking ownership, she points out, is not the same as taking blame. It's just a mental shift that will enable you to better solve the painful problem of estrangement.

Your child is not the expert on how to fix the situation. If she were, she wouldn't be estranged in the first place.

Let this episode inspire you to find your power again.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Reconnection Club PodcastBy Tina Gilbertson

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

188 ratings


More shows like The Reconnection Club Podcast

View all
Good Life Project by Jonathan Fields / Acast

Good Life Project

3,281 Listeners

The Terri Cole Show by Terri Cole

The Terri Cole Show

1,396 Listeners

Well Beyond 40 by JJ Virgin

Well Beyond 40

1,104 Listeners

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

2,508 Listeners

The SelfWork Podcast by Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD

The SelfWork Podcast

1,192 Listeners

The Michelle Chalfant Show — Life from the Adult Chair by Michelle Chalfant

The Michelle Chalfant Show — Life from the Adult Chair

1,545 Listeners

Lisa A Romano Breakdown to Breakthroughs by Lisa A. Romano

Lisa A Romano Breakdown to Breakthroughs

779 Listeners

Kelly Corrigan Wonders by Kelly Corrigan

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

3,344 Listeners

Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast by Bite Your Tongue

Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast

117 Listeners

The Best of You by Dr. Alison Cook

The Best of You

849 Listeners

Therapy and Theology by Lysa TerKeurst

Therapy and Theology

2,001 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

19,800 Listeners

CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT by Calling Home

CALLING HOME with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

331 Listeners

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast by Civility Media

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

8,400 Listeners

The Oprah Podcast by Harpo

The Oprah Podcast

1,854 Listeners