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 […]
How to Cope with Being Estranged from Your Child
Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re carrying a kind of pain that’s hard to put into words. You wake up thinking about your child. You go to sleep wondering what went wrong. You replay conversations, birthdays, milestones. You ask yourself how it got to this point—and how you’re supposed to […]
Coping With Child Estrangement: A Guide for Parents in Pain
Written in a compassionate, grounded, and empowering voice that matches your PLACE brand and speaks directly to hurting parents. Coping With Child Estrangement: How to Live Through the Pain and Find Peace Again Hi, I’m Brian Briscoe. If you’re reading this, I want to first say: I’m so sorry. No parent expects to one day […]
