kuhlarr

Hi! Thank you for bringing awareness around Parental Alienation. My stepdad and his ex wife have two children together and she has successfully turned both of them away- the older one a few years ago and the younger one that would still come around this past year.

At first he went through the same process to try and get the courts to help but as these things go, it all became... a lot. He's in therapy now and my mom has been as supportive as she can be and so have my sister and I.

My question to you is, is there any way that I as an adult, step-child help with his process of grief? I don't want to seem like I am trying to be the replacement for his own children but our relationship is pretty strong and I do not have contact with my own father, so we have connected in that capacity fairly well. I know its been a very dark time for him and I just want to help.

I have my bachelors degree in neuroscience and one of my courses very briefly touched on this type of psychological harm - its fascinating but terrifying. Thank you for helping good people like my stepdad navigate a lot of emotional heavy lifting.

I used to work in Emergency Medicine Addiction Navigation and this question is SO important to the Opioid Epidemic. I second this question.

Thank you so much! Very solid advice. The counseling seems to be helping a decent amount but I know he holds some shame in needing the assistance. I’ll be all ears when he’s ready to open up if that happens!