Content Note:  This post discusses family estrangement, legal conflict, emotional abuse, control dynamics, and delusional thinking. If you're currently navigating family trauma or estrangement, please read at your own pace and take breaks if needed. The Years of Battle Begin What followed my mother's death was six to seven years of legal battles, insults, and toxicity. Six to seven years of my three siblings refusing to come to the table like adults. Six to seven years of the

Content Note :   This post discusses family estrangement, legal conflict, emotional abuse, and control dynamics. If you're currently navigating family trauma or estrangement, please read at your own pace and take breaks if needed. T he Shock That Stopped Me I recently listened to Oprah's powerful conversation about family estrangement, and it stopped me in my tracks. Not because the topic was new to me - I've lived it for nearly a decade, but because hearing others speak open