What to Do If Your Adult Child Won’t Talk to You
(Written in Brian Briscoe’s first-person, conversational tone for the PLACE community) “They Won’t Talk to Me” — The Silence No One Prepares You For Let’s be honest—parenting never ends. But no one warned us that one day, the child you raised, fed, cheered for, and maybe worried about nonstop would suddenly stop talking to you. […]
Free Consultation for Estrangement Counseling: Your First Step Toward Healing
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, you might be living in the painful silence left behind when a child walks away. That silence is deafening, isn’t it? Whether you’re still trying to figure out what went wrong—or if you already know and simply don’t know what to do next—I want to offer you […]
Distress
Distress is what puts a person in a virtual seat in one of our PLACE groups. We are not a reunification group; we are in the coping business. And a person’s work to cope can be as multifaceted as estrangement itself. In fact, “for your consideration” describes our approach. Advice can be tricky and limiting. […]
A Book About Parent-Child Estrangement: Why I Wrote PLACE—and What It Can Offer You
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re in the thick of something most people don’t understand: estrangement from your child. Whether it’s been a few months or several years since the break in your relationship, I want to acknowledge this: Estrangement from your child hurts in ways that words can’t always […]
Emotional Healing for Estranged Parents: Reclaiming Your Inner Peace
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, you’re likely carrying a kind of pain that doesn’t have a proper name—only a heavy presence in your chest. You might feel numb, enraged, heartbroken, confused—or all of these things at once. This is what emotional trauma from child estrangement looks like. And it deserves attention, care, […]
Both Sides of the Line
I am both an estranged parent (EP) and an estranged adult child (EAC). I hope that being both lends a balance to my perspective, though I believe in the value of skepticism. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that in the United States, more than one in seven children experience physical, sexual, emotional/mental abuse or neglect. A […]
Online Support for Parent Estrangement
(Written in the voice and tone consistent with PLACE: compassionate, honest, grounded, and empowering) When Connection Feels Impossible: Finding Online Support for Parent Estrangement You’re sitting at your computer, maybe late at night, searching.You type “support for parents estranged from adult children.”You hope the next article, group, or video will offer something different—something that makes […]
My Child Has Cut Me Off—What Now?
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’ve landed on this page, chances are something devastating has happened. Maybe it was a message, a voicemail, a social media block—or maybe it was just silence that grew louder over time. However it unfolded, the bottom line is this: Your child has cut you off. And now you’re left […]
Therapy for Parents Cut Off by Children: What Healing Can Really Look Like
If your child has cut you out of their life, the pain is unlike anything else. As a parent, you might feel like your world’s been turned upside down. Maybe it happened suddenly, without warning. Maybe it was gradual—a growing silence that turned into a full disappearance. Whether there was an explosive fight or just […]
Support Groups for Estranged Mothers and Fathers: Finding Community, Strength, and Healing
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, you might be a mother or father struggling with one of the deepest pains a parent can experience: estrangement from your child. You’re not alone. And you’re not broken. But you may be heartbroken. Confused. Numb. Angry. Or all of the above. Parental estrangement is one of […]
