I speak a lot of the many experiences and difficulties of estrangement, but the one I come back the most often is the deep sense uncertainty because it is so consistent across everyone who I’ve spoken to. But why exactly …
There are many reasons why family relationships breakdown which might lead to estrangement but an obvious one is an inability to communicate effectively.
Similarly, there a lot of reasons why communication is poor, such as the general rules around communication within …
The media is rife at the moment with articles on the difficulty of going home to visit a dysfunctional (whatever that means to you) family over Christmas.
You can find my latest contribution to one such article for the …
t was 4 am. Joan woke up as usual to check her phone. A chronic worrier, she was always on high alert, unable to relax for fear that something terrible might happen to someone in the family. This time she …
ne aspect of personal growth is re-reflecting on lessons learned and area’s of our lives where we had moments of clarity but got pulled back into our unique version of “normal”.
From expert to beginner, I think this is true …
you think I should be on anti-depressants?” a client recently asked.
I was a little taken back as we had worked for months and the therapy was focused on problems with the clients boyfriend. She had given no indication that …
e have become expects in self-sabotage, programmed to habitually over worry, over drink, over eat and over react to life’s problems.
A lot of my clients tell me about how, despite being physically tired, they regularly lie in bed unable …
My name is Karl Melvin and I’m a Psychotherapist based in Dublin. I have created this site to help people detach from the toxic people, emotions and situations which are holding them back from living their lives their way.
Estrangement Support
