It's the holiday season. The time of year when many of us go back home to see our families. But this year, a lot of people aren't going home, and maybe haven't been back in a long time. 27% of Americans are estranged from at least one family member, and the term "no contact" is increasingly being used to describe estrangement between adult children and their parents. But is estrangement happening more often, or are we just more open to talking about it? And is our culture around family shifting? Host Brittany Luse sits down with culture journalist Kui Mwai and Whitney Goodman, licensed marriage and family therapist and the host of the Calling Home podcast, to find out.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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It's December.
We are deep in holiday season, the time of year when many of us go back home to see our families. But this year, a lot of people aren't going home and maybe haven't been for some time.
I've been happily estranged from my mother since March of 2010. I've recently become estranged with my parents because I am in a relationship with a woman.
I am estranged from both of my parents and six of my seven siblings.
Those were TikTok users Kay Creasel Art, Ill B. Crown, and Laura Gray C. We're talking about familial estrangement. One study showed that 27% of Americans are estranged from at least one family member. There's been a lot of chatter about estrangement this year. Stories about it have been written up in the New York Times, Vox, and Vogue in the past year. And a common theme among those stories?
Estrangement happening between adult children and their parents. Which left me wondering, is estrangement happening more or is there just more attention on it? And are there bigger cultural changes that are bringing estrangement to the front of our minds? To find out, I am pleased to be joined by Whitney Goodman. a licensed marriage and family therapist and host of the Calling Home podcast. Hello.
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