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Fern Schumer Chapman

Fern Schumer Chapman

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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 9

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15 Tips for the Estranged to Cope With the Holidays

How to navigate negative emotions, seasonal hype, and family events.

20.11.2023 20

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Why Black Families Feel Intensely the Stigma of Estrangement

Blacks may not want to admit they have estranged relatives—especially to whites.

31.10.2023 10

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Can Narcissism Be Identified in Children?

A reader asks if her brother's narcissistic traits were evident in childhood.

28.09.2023 20

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