Relationships, Happiness, & Grandparent Alienation

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"We must be the voice of our grandchildren". Amanda.

Today we’re joined by Amanda, she is the founder of the nonprofit alienated grandparents anonymous or AGA. Creating a place for grandparents suffering from grandparent alienation.
In this episode we talk about her personal experience suffering from this and the stories of other people, to understand that this is common, but that it is not right and there are ways to fix it, the impact has AGA had in terms of people reached support offered, and success stories and the process to start the path to reconciliation and key strategies and tools people can use to reconciliation. So that all people can have a healthy and harmonious lifestyle.


EPISODE NOTES:

02:17 Amanda introduces us to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest active study of tracking physical and emotional well-being. Amanda portrays the pain suffered by alienated grandparents by sharing some stirring testimonials.

06:03 Amanda gives us a more clinical account of grandparent cutoff and alienation as willful intimidation and fear-based manipulation. By her estimate, about one hundred million grandparents and great-grandparents, across socioeconomic, educational, and religious boundaries, suffer. Some find out about their grandchildren through social media. Others never find out about their grandchildren.

12:40 The links between emotional distress and chronic illnesses are brought into sharp focus. Thankfully, Alienated Grandparents Anonymous [AGA] can help. Amanda helps us to recognize the signs of alienation which they outline in their brochure. She tells us how she came to build AGA as a support group and describes the night she and her board members realized the phenomenon they had uncovered.

19:30 Numerous success stories prove the value that AGA is bringing to people’s lives, worldwide. Amanda’s influence has even been felt in The Palace of Westminster in London, where she got the opportunity to educate MPs on the issue - which may lead to a change in legislation.

25:28 Amanda explains why she wrote her book I Thought I Was The Only One: Grandparent Alienation: A Global Epidemic. She stresses how not only grandparents but physicians, family law attorneys, clergy, teachers, etc. need to know more about elder alienation and abuse. Amanda relays glowing reviews from experts in the field and walks us through the topics covered by the book.

30:54 Support is the number one most helpful thing for grandparents suffering this distress, and grandparents must educate themselves about coping strategies and tactics for reunification. Amanda reveals that the best approach is for the grandparent to focus on the relationship with their own children first. Amanda tells us a moving story about one grandfather connecting with his estranged grandson. What single act allowed them to reconnect?

35:31 Amanda takes us through her hopes for the future, including a forthcoming meeting with the US Surgeon General. Their new website www.alienatedgrandparentsanonymous.com will be central to all work on this issue into the future. AGA’s incredible work shows no sign of stopping.

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✨ Hendon Grandparents Anonymous - [email protected]

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