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How to rebuild relationships after years of estrangement

My dad and I have been estranged for five years and we've both been reaching out through my sister recently, but neither of us knows how to actually have a conversation. We're both afraid of saying the wrong thing and making it worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people want connection but are paralyzed by the weight of unaddressed hurt and the fear that any attempt at repair might deepen the wound.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Arranged Marriage and Family-Mediated Partnership?”

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