My dad and I have been estranged for three years and my mom keeps trying to broker peace between us, which just makes us both feel manipulated and her feel helpless. We all want this family to work but every attempt to fix it seems to make it worse.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to heal a family rift can inadvertently become another source of pain when the mediator's need to fix conflicts with the estranged parties' need to control their own healing timeline.
“Where Are You with Building emotional safety?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.