I was recently interviewed by Jeff Kahn on his programme The Best of Life, Love and Fruit Salad on Zone Radio, our local community radio station here in Cape Town. We talked about Parental Alienation, specifically the reality of what happens when children are used as weapons in high-conflict divorce. It is a topic I care about […]
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When a Child’s Anger Is Not “Bad Behaviour” There is a particular kind of pain a child carries silently. It is the pain of being caught between two parents during a high-conflict divorce and worse, being coached, manipulated or emotionally coerced to reject one of the people they love most in the world. This process
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On 9 September, the world observes International Falsely Accused Day. A day that sounds almost surreal, until one pauses to realise how many lives have been irreparably scarred by an untruth dressed as evidence. A false accusation is not merely a misplaced word or a misunderstanding; it is a calculated claim that wounds reputations, severs
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Here are the first three podcasts in my series on Parental Alienation. It’s a term that stirs deep emotions, fierce debate and heartbreaking stories. But what is it really? And why is it that in the storm of a high-conflict divorce, children – and sometimes entire branches of a family tree – are left isolated,
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An Underhanded Tactic to Win Divorce Disputes Parental Alienation refers to a disturbing phenomenon where one parent systematically manipulates a child to reject or fear the other parent, often during or after a divorce or separation. From a legal standpoint, it involves the intentional undermining of the child’s relationship with the targeted parent through various
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In a world which can feel unpredictable, terrifying and unsafe, the concept of Lighthouse Keeping is one which I use, to enable a sense of stability and security within for those who have suffered from the relational trauma of being rejected by a child in divorce and separation. In such circumstances, where parents are the
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