Expert Advice on Reconciling, With an Estranged , Family Member.<br />According to a 2022 study, 26% of young <br />adults reported being estranged from <br />their fathers and 6% from their mothers. .<br />According to a 2022 study, 26% of young <br />adults reported being estranged from <br />their fathers and 6% from their mothers. .<br />'Time' reports that Karl Pillemer, a professor of human <br />development at Cornell University, found that almost <br />10% of people say they are estranged from a parent or a child.<br />Meanwhile, Pillemer, who has conducted in-depth <br />studies on familial estrangement, found that just <br />over 10% say they have been estranged from a sibling.<br />According to Pillemer, the ability to let go of the past <br />in favor of a new relationship was crucial for people he <br />interviewed who had successfully reconciled with family.<br />What I found was that <br />apologies tend to occur <br />post reconciliation rather <br />than as a condition for it, Karl Pillemer, Professor of human <br />development at Cornell University, via 'Time'.<br />According to Pillemer's research, people who <br />had reconciled with estranged family members <br />reported feeling as if a weight had been lifted. .<br />The study found that 26% of estranged fathers <br />found that the estrangement didn't last, <br />and they were able to rebuild the relationship. .<br />'Time' reports that while some experts say there is <br />almost always a path to healing, others caution that <br />there is a point when a relationship cannot be salvaged.<br />At the end of the day, the choice<br />left is to grieve that deep loss. <br />And continue to work on yourself, John Delony, Author of 'Building a Non-Anxious Life,' via 'Time'
