Kathy Sinsheimer, MFT  “Dear Estranged”

Kathy Sinsheimer, MFT “Dear Estranged”

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If I am Numb, How Can I Feel?
Understanding your emergency shutoff switch—and how to slowly turn feelings back on.
May 30 • Kathy Sinsheimer
What Does My Divorce Have to Do With My Estrangement?
How divorce may affect family relationships after children are grown
May 23 • Kathy Sinsheimer
Where it Hurts
When an Ache Holds a Story
May 16 • Kathy Sinsheimer
Being a Mother—Having a Mother
Love and Ambivalence on Mother’s Day
May 9 • Kathy Sinsheimer
Newly Estranged? New Tools for a New Terrain
Why traditional parenting doesn't help
May 2 • Kathy Sinsheimer

April 2026

Silence: Protective? Aggressive? Both?
Reclaiming Your Voice When They Won't Respond
Apr 25 • Kathy Sinsheimer
Should I Delete the Texts?
When re-reading texts makes things worse
Apr 18 • Kathy Sinsheimer
Erasure of Me in Estrangement
How can they see me like that?
Apr 12 • Kathy Sinsheimer
'90s Parenting = Exhaustion
Devotion that left both parent and child unprepared
Apr 4 • Kathy Sinsheimer

March 2026

When Family Contact is a Trigger: Navigating an Adult Child’s PTSD
When a diagnosis brings distance and families search for a compass
Mar 28 • Kathy Sinsheimer
When Reunification Begins with One Parent
Remaining Connected and Finding Balance
Mar 21 • Kathy Sinsheimer
The Cut of Differing Realities
One family, two histories, and the fight over "The Truth"
Mar 14 • Kathy Sinsheimer
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