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Hi there! I'm Fiona McColl, Accredited Social Worker, Clinical Therapist and author of this blog. I've spent my 20 year career working with families who have the most complex of complex problems. I have a specialist interest and extensive experience working with individuals and families who are experiencing estrangement.
I passionately believe healing is possible for anyone who is estranged. I know this because I've done it myself. If I can heal, so can you.
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Category Archives: Love
Family Privilege
“Family privilege is the abundance of benefits, mostly invisible, that accrue from membership in a stable family.”– Sieta and Brendtro – Kids Who Outwit Adults We usually think of families as a place of safety and refuge and want to believe … Continue reading
Posted in Grief and Loss, Love
Tagged compassion, e-stranged, estrangement, Family estrangement, family estrangment, family rifts, Fiona McColl
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Love and Vulnerability
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. … Continue reading
Posted in Family Estrangement Topics, Love
Tagged e-stranged, Family estrangement, family rifts, Fiona McColl, healing, love, recovery, self protection
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Does Love Endure Estrangement?
I recognize that many people are estranged from more than one person, and this issue of loving/liking/not loving may be different for each. It’s difficult to reflect that directly in a poll, but if you would like to comment to … Continue reading
Posted in Family Estrangement Topics, Love
Tagged e-stranged, Family estrangement, family rifts, Fiona McColl, love, poll
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Sometimes Love Is Not Enough
“The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love.” — Joyce Carol Oates There’s an assumption that often floats around about family estrangement that the real problem is a lack of love. In other words, if we just … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Detachment, Grief and Loss, Love, Personal Responsibility, Recovery, Self-Care
Tagged e-stranged, estranger, estranging, family estrangment, family rifts, Fiona McColl, leaving, love
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New Year’s Resolution: Love
“To love would be an awfully big adventure.” ~J.M Barrie My daughter has a thing about the Mayan calendar problem. You know the one where people say the Mayan calendar runs out in 2012, signalling an apocalypse and the end of the world? … Continue reading
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