Fern Schumer Chapman and her brother were only 2 1/2 years apart in age, but they were never close as children. As they grew up, the distance yawned between them: Phone calls went unreturned. When ...

Therapists can help estranged families understand the past, work on making amends, and potentially rebuild their ...

‘As older generations live longer, more adults find themselves providing some or most of the care for their ageing parents.’Illustration: Hokyoung Kim/The Guardian When Katrina, 60 (who withheld her ...

Two consecutive texts from my aunt, following a series of messages in which she told me that my mother, who is in her mid-sixties, was dizzy, throwing up, and unable to open her eyes. That Mum might ...

Many adults figure out how to get along with their brothers and sisters by the time they reach adulthood. Many do not. Love and support often characterize families, and they characterize how siblings ...

Over the years as a therapist, I have come to gravitate toward this interesting and ambitious clinical focus. As a systemic therapist and thinker, cultivating attuned relationship responsiveness is at ...

You don't have to be a royal to find your family hard to get on with - and the rivalry is a particular flashpoint at ...