Surviving Adult Children

Nancy has not spoken to her daughter in 26 years. She does not know why. She asked her daughter directly when she was 16, in a counselor's office, whether she had ever been hit or spoken to unkindly. The answer was no to everything. And still, her daughter left and never came back. In this episode, Nancy sits down with host Lorré to share what those 26 years have actually looked like. She talks ab...

Family estrangement is more common than most people realize—but that doesn’t make it any easier to live through. In this episode of Surviving Adult Children, LaRay shares her personal story of losing connection with her son without explanation, without closure, and without a final goodbye. This isn’t about blame or pointing fingers, it’s about exploring the quiet, complicated grief that comes when...

Are you living with the silence of an estranged adult child? In this first episode of  Surviving Adult Children , Lorre’ opens a space for parents navigating the heartbreak of family estrangement, a reality affecting 1 in 4 adults, yet rarely spoken about openly. This is not about blame. It’s about understanding the deep emotional fracture that happens when a child walks away, and the quiet g...