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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DISENGAGEMENT, ALIENATION, ESTRANGEMENT, OR RUPTURE FROM THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN Books: Adams, J. (1994). I’m still your mother: How to get along with your grown-up children for the rest of you life.NY: Delacorte Press. Adams, J. (2003). When our grown kids disappoint us. Letting go of their problems, loving them anyway, and getting on with our lives. NY: Simon & Schuster. Atkins, D. (2004). I’m OK, you’re my parents: How to overcome guilt, let go of anger, and create a relationship that works. NY: Henry Hole & Co. Ben-Shahar, T. (2002). The question of happiness: On finding meaning, pleasure, and the ultimate currency. Brandt, D. (1984). Is that all there is? Overcoming disappointment in an age of diminished expectations. NY: Posidon. Brandt, D. (1998). Is that all there is? Balancing expectation and disappointment in your life. Chapman, G. & Thomas, J. (2006). The five languages of apology. Coleman, J. (2007). When parents hurt: Compassionate strategies when you and your grown child don’t get along. NY: Harper Collins. Davis, L. (2002). I thought we’d never speak again. NY: HarperCollins. Ellis, A. (1977). Anger: How to live with and without it. Friedel, R. O. (2004). Borderline personality disorder demystified: An essential guide for understanding and living with bpd. NY: Marlowe & Co. Harder, A. (1994, 2002). Letting go of our adult children: When what we do is never enough [Electronic version]. Retrieved from http://www.learningplaceonline.com/relationships/letgo/book-intro.htm. Herst, C. (1998). For mothers of difficult daughters: How to enrich and repair the bond in adulthood.. NY: Random House. Isay, J. (2007). Walking on eggshells: Navigating the delicate relationship between adult children and their parents. NY: Doubleday. James, J. W. & Friedman, R. (1998). The grief recovery handbook: The action program for moving beyond death, divorce, and other losses. NY: HarperCollins. Katherine, A. (1991). Boundaries: Where you end and I begin. NY: Simon & Schuster. Katherine, A. (2000). Where to draw the line: How to set healthy boundaries every day. NY: Simon & Schuster. Kushner, H. S. (1981). When bad things happen to good people. NY: Schocken Books. Kushner, H. S. (1986). When all you’ve ever wanted isn’t enough. NY: Kushner, H. S. (2006). Overcoming life’s disappointments. NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Kuttner, R. & Trotter, S. (2002). Family re-union: Reconnecting parents and children in adulthood. NY: Free Press Lebay, B. (2001). Family estrangements: How they begin, how to mend them, how to cope with them. Leiber, P., Murphy, G. S., & Schwartz, A. M. (1994). Grown-up children, Grown-up parents: Opening the door to healthy relationships between parents and adult children. NY: Birch Lane Press. Lerner, H. (1985, 1997). The dance of anger: A woman’s guide to changing the patterns of intimate relationships. NY: Harper & Row. Lerner, H. (1989). The dance of intimacy: A woman’s guide to courageous acts of change in key relationships. NY: Harper & Row. Mason, P. T. & Kreger, R. (1998). Stop walking on eggshells: Taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder. McDermott, D. & Snyder, C. R. (1999). Making hope happen: A workbook for turning possibilities into reality. McKay, M., Rogers, P. & McKay, J. (2003). When anger hurts: Quieting the storm within. Merrill, D. (2007). Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law: Understanding the relationship and what makes them friends or foe. Newman, S. (2003). Nobody’s baby now: Reinventing your adult relationship with your mother and father. NY: Walker & Company. Potter-Erfron, R. & Potter-Efron, P. (1995). Letting go of anger: The 10 most common anger styles and what to do about them. Santoro, J. & Cohen, R. (1997). The angry heart: Overcoming borderline and addictive disorders. Sichel, M. (2004). Healing from family rifts: Ten steps to finding peace after being cut off from a family member. NY: McGraw-Hill. Smith, S. L. (1991). Making peace with your adult children. NY: Perseus Publishing. Sucov, E. B. (2006). Fragmented families: Patterns of estrangement and reconciliation. Tannen, D. (2006). You’re wearing that? Understanding mothers and daughters in conversation. NY: Random House. Whitfield, C. L. (1993). Boundaries and relationships: Knowing, protecting and enjoying the self. Zax, B. & Poulter, S. (1998). Mending the broken bough: Restoring the promise of the mother-daughter relationship. NY: Blogs: http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-therapist-is-in www.estrangements.com/blogjunetodec05.html National Phone: 703-524-7600 ( 800-950-NAMI [6264] (Help Line) Local Resources: • ( – Phone: 214-887-6699 – Services: Information about Alcoholics Anonymous program of recovery and group locations in the • ( – Phone: 214-363-0461 – Services: Support groups for families and friends of alcoholics, professional resource materials, speakers. • ( – Phone: 214-871-2420 – Services: Leads, coordinates and involves the community in improving mental health by advocating for improved care and treatment, conducting education and prevention programs, and raising public awareness about mental health and mental illness. • ( – Phone: 214-824-7020 (Administration) 214-828-1000 (24 Hour Crisis Line) – Services: 24 Hour telephone crisis counseling for individuals in crisis, especially suicidal crisis; community education; support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide; screen teenagers at schools for depression. 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