If You Are The One That Initiated An Estrangement
- Do a cost-benefit analysis if you are thinking of reconciliation, weighing the pros and cons of making contact again.
- Understand that any clash has two people who play a role, just like it takes two hands to clap.
- Do not try to align the past, which is futile exercise.
- Be careful in setting up the terms of engagement.
- Therapy often delves into the parental actions of the past, and is not a good option during reconciliation which has to focus on one’s future personal growth.
- A successful reconciliation is not easy, and is a true achievement.
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