Estrangement
Controlling the Narrative: Estrangement as Information Warfare
A discussion of how we can reclaim the family from the grip of information warfare.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 52. From Personal Rift to Cultural Rift
Mapping the meta-narratives: what’s behind the rise and normalisation of estrangement?
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 51. Live Performances of Estrangement Ideology
Case studies in comment threads illustrating Estrangement Ideology in action.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 50. Licensed to Sever: Raised by Narcissists
How Raised by Narcissists enshrines Estrangement Ideology in therapeutic language.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 49. Gatekeeping the Narrative
Breakaway’s hit piece on Joshua Coleman and the fear of relational repair.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 48. Doctrinal Resources: Breakaway
How the EAK companion website, Breakaway, codifies and normalises “No Contact” and estrangement as a lifestyle.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 47. Ideological Roles within Online Estrangement Communities
An ethnographic look at user roles and ideological reinforcement on the EAK subreddit.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 45. Ideological Defenders
Boundary maintenance: How ideological defenders police discourse without debate.
Elder Abuse
Estrangement Ideology – Part 44. Estrangement Forums as Cult-like Communities
How online communities reinforce ideological rigidity, emotional amplification and barriers to reconciliation.
Elder Abuse
Estrangement Ideology – Part 43. The Rewards and Traps of Online Estrangement Communities
What Estranged Adult Children gain from online communities and how mutual validation reinforces ideological entrenchment.
Elder Abuse
Estrangement Ideology: An Introduction to the Series
A series of articles aimed at broadening understanding the shift in family estrangement for parents and others involved.
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Estrangement Ideology – Part 36. Emotional Fragility and Avoidance
How emotional fragility is reinforced in online forums to allow Estranged Adult Children to avoid doing the hard work of developing emotional resilience.