Dr. Coleman's The Family Summit on Estrangement, the conversation you've been waiting for.
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Join us in Chicago! One room, one day, all these speakers, and you. July 31, 2026. A full day exploring why families are breaking apart and what helps them reconnect. Let's have a real conversation with all perspectives:
• Why estrangement is becoming so much more common, and what is actually driving it
• Why parents and adult children so often remember the same family in completely different ways
• How today's cultural narratives around "boundaries" and "no contact" are shaping ruptures in ways that make repair harder
• How to honestly assess whether reconciliation is possible (useful for families and the clinicians supporting them)
• What helps families find their way back, and what to do when the door stays closed
Conversations with real solutions.
• Why estrangement is becoming so much more common, and what is actually driving it
• Why parents and adult children so often remember the same family in completely different ways
• How today's cultural narratives around "boundaries" and "no contact" are shaping ruptures in ways that make repair harder
• How to honestly assess whether reconciliation is possible (useful for families and the clinicians supporting them)
• What helps families find their way back, and what to do when the door stays closed
Conversations with real solutions.
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Where is it happening?
Theatre on the Lake, Chicago IL, 2401 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
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