C PTSD – A Way Out A mindful way to heal

When divorce and separation occurs and children are involved, it is generally traumatic for all concerned. One aspect of this is that two people who used to be in a relationship have to co-parent as ex-partners.  Awkward and uncomfortable as this might be, some find a way for it to work because they put the children’s needs first and realise that the children have a right to see both parents. However, some try to turn ex-partners into ex-parents by alienating their ex partner from the children in a process called “Parental Alienation”. Worse still, when a narcissist is involved in the process, it can be one of the evil tools used to destroy not only the ex-partner but the children as well. This is child abuse of the highest order. Jennifer Harman, a researching social psychologist, associate professor of psychology at Colorado State University sums it up:

“Parental alienation involves…