Strengthening the Relationship with Your Adult Child :: Kathy Cunningham [Ep 543]

Is it too late to rebuild your relationship with your adult child? What if there’s grief, resentment, or even silence between you?

In this episode, Kathy Cunningham, a Christian counselor, ordained minister, coach, and inner healing ministry leader shares her deeply personal journey of healing, transformation, and restored connection with her adult children. Kathy went through a journey with both of her kids and started to see more and more parent child estrangement in her counseling practice. This led her to start a ministry that helps parents grow and be a cheerleader instead of controlling their adult kids. Here is some of what we cover: 

• Why your own healing journey is key to restoring connection
• Setting healthy boundaries in your home while honoring your child’s independence
• What to do when your child has cut off contact
• Radical acceptance: creating space for disagreement without division
• Moms whose identity has been wrapped up in parenting find themselves feeling lost and unsure of who they are once their kids leave home- what to do next

Connect with Kathy Cunningham: 

• Website:  Grace For The Journey
• Facebook: A Seed of Hope
• Instagram:  Katherine L Cunningham (@kathycunningham717)

Links Mentioned:  

• Doing Life with Your Adult Children: By Jim Burns
• Parents of Addicted Loved Ones | Support Group for Parents, Spouses, Family of Addicted Loved One
• FREE resources for parents to reconnect with adult children 
• Grace Restored Membership

Related Episodes:

• “How do I connect better with my kids?” [Ep 475]
• Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 1) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 498]
• Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 2) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 499]

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