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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Expert Advice on Reconciling With an Estranged Family Member
Caption: Expert Advice on Reconciling With an Estranged Family Member. According to a 2022 study, 26% of young adults reported being estranged from their fathers and 6% from their mothers. 'Time' reports that Karl Pillemer, a professor of human development at Cornell University, found that almost 10% of people say they are estranged from a parent or a child. Meanwhile, Pillemer, who has conducted in-depth studies on familial estrangement, found that just over 10% say they have been estranged from a sibling. According to Pillemer, the ability to let go of the past in favor of a new relationship was crucial for people he interviewed who had successfully reconciled with family. "What I found was that apologies tend to occur post reconciliation rather than as a condition for it.", Karl Pillemer, Professor of human development at Cornell University, via 'Time'. According to Pillemer's research, people who had reconciled with estranged family members reported feeling as if a weight had been lifted. The study found that 26% of estranged fathers found that the estrangement didn't last, and they were able to rebuild the relationship. 'Time' reports that while some experts say there is almost always a path to healing, others caution that there is a point when a relationship cannot be salvaged. "At the end of the day, the choice left is to grieve that deep loss. And continue to work on yourself.", John Delony, Author of 'Building a Non-Anxious Life,' via ‘Time’. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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