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Family Estrangement and the Holidays: Support to Help Get Through The Season with Yasmin Kerkez
As we move through the final weeks of the holidays, I know how emotionally challenging this time can be for many of us. Please remember: You are never alone. You are deeply valued, and even in moments of difficulty, there is a community ready to surround you with love and understanding.
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In this video, I explore:
• Recognizing the emotional struggles we face during the Holidays.
• Nurturing self-compassion and self-worth.
• Finding a lifeline through connecting to community.
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Guided Meditation to Awaken Powerful Positivity With Gratitude: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! With heartfelt understanding of the challenges we can face in family, I'm so happy to share my new guided meditation, "Awaken Powerful Positivity with Gratitude." This meditation is a gentle reminder that amidst the hardships, there are still gifts in our lives-sometimes small and subtle, yet profoundly significant. Created an...
Guided Meditation to Help You Step Into The Life You Deserve: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! This meditation will guide you through: Recognizing and acknowledging old pains and traumas in a safe space. Gently releasing these emotions, reducing their hold over your life. Visualizing a clear path forward, infused with hope and empowerment. Created and hosted by Yasmin Kerkez, these guided practices are created with love...
Guided Meditation to Help Find Inner Peace and Calm: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! This week, I am so happy to introduce our latest guided meditation, "Safe Place in a Storm." Designed to be a guide to help you carve out a haven within yourself-a refuge where calm and peace are not just distant memories, but a permanent place you can visit anytime. Created and hosted by Yasmin Kerkez, these guided practices ...
Meditation to Nurture Self-Love & Awaken Your Power: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! I know how easy it is to lose sight of our own strength when living with struggles in our family. This meditation serves as a reminder that your power and love for yourself are always within reach, waiting to be embraced, no matter what challenges surround you. Created and hosted by Yasmin Kerkez, these guided practices are cr...
"Leaves on A Stream" Meditation to Help Escape Anxious Thoughts & Rumination: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! This is one of our favorite meditations: "Leaves on A Stream" This meditation is designed to help you visualize your thoughts as leaves floating down a stream, gradually drifting away. By doing so, it encourages you to release the heavy weight of your thoughts, easing the tension in your body and fostering peace in your mind, ...
Guided Meditation to Help Clear Uncertainty and Build Self-Confidence: With Yasmin Kerkez
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This week, I’m excited to share our latest guided meditation, designed specifically to help you escape the mindset of feeling overwhelmed and lost. In the midst of ongoing family struggles, it's not uncommon to feel as if we're wandering in a fog of uncertainty, questioning not only where we're going but also how everything will eventually unfold. These moments can leave us feeling profoundly l...
Guided Meditation to Encourage Deep Relaxation and Sleep: With Yasmin Kerkez
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Welcome to this week's addition to our new Guided Meditation Series! Rest and sleep are two of the most needed ingredients that can help rebuild our resilience and happiness. With this in mind, I'm excited to share this week's meditation, crafted to encourage deep relaxation and restful sleep. As you listen, let the soothing guidance wash over you, inviting your mind and body into a peaceful st...
Guided Meditation to Heal Your Heart: With Yasmin Kerkez
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We are thrilled to share our new Guided Meditation Series with you! Created and hosted by Yasmin Kerkez, these guided practices are created with love and compassion to support you in finding calm amidst challenges, reconnecting with yourself, and rediscovering the joy in each moment. To find community and connection we welcome you to join our newsletter: solitary-avocado-931.myflodesk.com/vw5z3...
A Tribute to Stand Alone and Dr Becca Bland: Heartfelt Gratitude and Where to From Here.
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Thank you, Dr. Becca Bland, and thank you, Stand Alone, for everything you have given to the world. Your impact is profound and will not be forgotten. Dr. Becca Bland’s journey of making a difference in the world of family estrangement is far from over. Please click on the following link to connect to her ongoing work as a coach and advocate for family estrangement. www.beccabland.com/familyest...
Navigating the Holidays Q&A 5: "How Do I Reconnect To Joy?"
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The holiday season can be a time of deep introspection, a moment to recalibrate and refocus on what truly matters. Many of you have shared with us your desire to be able to rediscover joy and embrace the new year with a renewed spirit. We are here to support you on this journey. For those reasons, we have selected a final question for the year which was asked by many in our community. In this v...
Navigating the Holidays Q&A 4: "How Do I Rebuild Family Relationships ?"
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I'm delighted to share our latest UA-cam video, crafted to address this vital topic. In this brief discussion, I offer insights and practical advice on how to start preparing for mending and nurturing family relationships as you look ahead to the new year. We recognize that this question is focused on the thoughts of someone wishing to reconnect with their family, but we also acknowledge that n...
Navigating the Holidays Q&A 3:"How Can I Get Back On Track?"
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For many, the holiday season can bring to the surface the impact of life in a dysfunctional family. The year's end can be a time for self-examination and a desire to heal. We understand the importance of this journey, and we are here to support you. To find community and connection we welcome you to join our newsletter: solitary-avocado-931.myflodesk.com/vw5z3wgm3s Join our Instagram Community:...
Navigating the Holidays Q&A 2: "How Can I Protect Myself From Triggers?"
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The holidays can bring joy and celebration, but they can also trigger difficult emotions and memories. Many of you have reached out to us, expressing your need for strategies to protect yourself from triggers over the holidays. We hear you, and we are here to help. To find community and connection we welcome you to join our newsletter: solitary-avocado-931.myflodesk.com/vw5z3wgm3s Join our Inst...
Navigating the Holidays Q&A 1: "Should I Send Gifts From Afar."
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For ongoing support and resources please visit our website: www.familysupportresources.com To find community and connection we welcome you to join our newsletter: solitary-avocado-931.myflodesk.com/vw5z3wgm3s Follow us on Instagram: liveyourlife.fsr We are pleased to share our latest UA-cam video, where we recognize that one of the most common challenges faced by many is the ques...
Part Two: Help For The Holidays
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Part Two: Help For The Holidays
Part One: Help For The Holidays
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Part One: Help For The Holidays
Conclusion for the 2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit!
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Conclusion for the 2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit!
2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit Thank you!
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2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit Thank you!
2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit
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2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit
Help with Family Estrangement: Free online Summit
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Help with Family Estrangement: Free online Summit
Help with Dysfunctional Family: Free online Summit!
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Help with Dysfunctional Family: Free online Summit!
Help with Sibling Separation: Free online Summit!
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Help with Sibling Separation: Free online Summit!
Help with Toxic Family: Free Online Summit!
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Help with Toxic Family: Free Online Summit!
Help with Family Estrangement: Free online Summit
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Help with Family Estrangement: Free online Summit
Free Online Family Estrangement Summit: "The 2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit"
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Free Online Family Estrangement Summit: "The 2023 Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit"
Love, Space & Recognition for Family Struggles
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Love, Space & Recognition for Family Struggles
2023 FREE Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit Trailer: Coming this October!
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2023 FREE Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit Trailer: Coming this October!
Online Retreat for Family Estrangement and Family Conflict
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Online Retreat for Family Estrangement and Family Conflict
BOOK REVIEW: "Family Estrangement: A Matter of Perspective." by Kylie Agllias
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BOOK REVIEW: "Family Estrangement: A Matter of Perspective." by Kylie Agllias

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  • @suzannecavalier-dorsett6351
    @suzannecavalier-dorsett6351 7 днів тому

    I signed up and paid for your course , emailed and never heard back on how to find it..

  • @Paula-od7nj
    @Paula-od7nj 11 днів тому

    Thank you for such a lovely reminder of how we can find our way to some joy in this darkness. I'm grateful we have met!

  • @ClosetLady
    @ClosetLady 13 днів тому

    Thank you Yasmin. Right there with you. ❤ Community is my blessing to be a part of and contribute to, walking this journey. I love that you offer such powerful reminders, it helps me embrace my feelings with the gentleness they deserve.

  • @ev4796
    @ev4796 14 днів тому

    Hello Yasmin thank you so much for doing this excellent video! It really helped me. I wish you a very blessed Christmas. 😊🙏

  • @ReconnectionClub
    @ReconnectionClub 14 днів тому

    What a wonderful and important message. Yasmin, thank you so much for your wisdom and your caring heart.

  • @LoriAshbacher
    @LoriAshbacher 14 днів тому

    Thank you, Yasmin, for this much needed message. I appreciate all you do.

  • @dr.marnihillfoderaro1064
    @dr.marnihillfoderaro1064 14 днів тому

    Yasmin, thank you for this video and your summits to help so many of us deal with separation from our families. Whether we are forced to deal with the unjust alienation of our children or we choose to go no contact with abusive others for our own self-preservation, family estrangement is challenging. Your kindness and compassionate conversations provide a great support. 🙏🏼💕😃📚

  • @lilliantopf5132
    @lilliantopf5132 5 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @MebMaureen
    @MebMaureen 7 місяців тому

    Thank you 🙏

  • @KatherineBrophy-hm6ix
    @KatherineBrophy-hm6ix 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful meditation!

  • @angie4107
    @angie4107 7 місяців тому

    Needed this so badly today 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍂🍂🍂

  • @anissamadrill6625
    @anissamadrill6625 7 місяців тому

    Lovely. Thank you for creating this.

  • @ev4796
    @ev4796 7 місяців тому

    Wow Yasmin!!

  • @cathyshields5770
    @cathyshields5770 7 місяців тому

    this was exactly what I needed, thank you!

  • @afitzpat60
    @afitzpat60 7 місяців тому

    I fell in to a great sleep …. Thanks you 👍

  • @afitzpat60
    @afitzpat60 7 місяців тому

    Thank you Yasmin … I really appreciated those 10 minutes of calm and healing ❤️

    • @YasminKerkez
      @YasminKerkez 7 місяців тому

      You are so welcome!! xxxx 🥰

  • @AT-xe2ir
    @AT-xe2ir 8 місяців тому

    Very helpful! Thank you!

  • @karenhunter2111
    @karenhunter2111 9 місяців тому

    My daughter has estranged herself from her entire family and all past friends. I pray she has not been encouraged or influenced by any platform. We were not a perfect family by any means as none exist. The pain and trauma that has been caused is so heart renching. It has been almost 4 years and I pray every day for a reconciliation. 😢

    • @bfrey1000
      @bfrey1000 9 місяців тому

      Karenhunter, I feel with you. Our daughter has done the same 😢Have you ever considered that she might have Borderline Personality Disorder? BPD’s are often estranging family and friends.You might want to check out McLean Hospital (belongs to Harvard University) before googling BPD! Wished I could get in contact with you to share the pain.

    • @karenhunter2111
      @karenhunter2111 9 місяців тому

      @bfrey1000 yes I believe she does have bad. I will check it out. Thank you 💚

    • @bfrey1000
      @bfrey1000 9 місяців тому

      You might also want to look up tara4bpd.

  • @BEACHDUDE71
    @BEACHDUDE71 9 місяців тому

    I might have leave my family in two years

  • @petermautner7052
    @petermautner7052 10 місяців тому

    Thank you . Often human behaviour is an extention of previous family behaviour. Generational and passed down. Ex, a parent that golden childs and creates the scapegoat (estragement ) has experienced . behavior

    • @meerkat783
      @meerkat783 6 місяців тому

      Agree 100% so often estrangement is generational - those who’ve observed their parents or siblings cut off contact or disconnect with other family or friends who they perceive have offended them are more likely to do the same. Breaking generational patterns of no contact requires great courage and open dialogue rather than walking away and refusing to discuss hurt, concerns and resolution. Pointless laying blame at any one person’s feet when the behaviour has passed from one generation to the next through observing avoidant behaviours and doing the same.

  • @OriginalElements5
    @OriginalElements5 10 місяців тому

    Children as resent the parent who denies access. Never fails ❤ Amen

  • @helenlennon9931
    @helenlennon9931 11 місяців тому

    This was such a useful and relatable post - Thankyou for helping me to accept my situation with my son, your advice was extremely useful in so many ways.

  • @KatarinaSophia0795
    @KatarinaSophia0795 Рік тому

    Great advice 👍🏻😁🎉 Happy New Year!

  • @janismarkopoulos
    @janismarkopoulos Рік тому

    Art journaling or junk journaling is a great hobby for the winter. It’s helped me tremendously.

  • @jenifermichellejohnson
    @jenifermichellejohnson Рік тому

    💔

  • @clairewillow6475
    @clairewillow6475 Рік тому

    How can we take steps to forgive someone when they deny what they did?

  • @griseldamolinamadrigal7358

    Thank you for this very insightful video, very much appreciated.

  • @karenhunter2111
    @karenhunter2111 Рік тому

    How do you accept the loss of your daughter and granddaughter?Don't see reconciliation being in the picture.

  • @PamCopp-t8i
    @PamCopp-t8i Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @ClosetLady
    @ClosetLady Рік тому

    I appreciate so much all you do for this community. It truly has helped me have something to hold onto and embrace during this very challenging journey of estrangement. You calm, reassuring voice and the wisdom you share is so wonderful always.

  • @muma6559
    @muma6559 Рік тому

    forgiveness does not involve letting go of emotion. Forgiveness is pardoning someone's error, nothing to do with any emotion

  • @rachaelbromley3980
    @rachaelbromley3980 Рік тому

    This will be my first Christmas completely on my own as I'm estranged from my brother and his family ,have no children and no partner. It will be a challenge but its an opportunity to start a new tradition and build new memories. Scary, but also a time where I'm not walking on eggshells , feeling depressed and anxious. Sending hugs to others who will be estranged from loved ones.❤

  • @rachaelbromley3980
    @rachaelbromley3980 Рік тому

    I've been ghosted by my brother , his daughter my niece and her husband.After years of abuse from my brother and growing exclusion by them I actually feel almost relieved by them ghosting me. I no longer feel I want contact with them so do I block them on WhatsApp or am I just responding in anger ?

    • @rturney6376
      @rturney6376 Рік тому

      Go within and sit with the feeling. It’s okay to be angry and then unblock because it doesn’t matter. Be gentle with yourself. What do you learn about yourself?

  • @fallon7616
    @fallon7616 Рік тому

    Thanks, I have given up on my family.. It's scary when you have no family

  • @lindavezina6224
    @lindavezina6224 Рік тому

    Completely well explained.

  • @cathyP1961
    @cathyP1961 Рік тому

    my son died and my daughter that’s a therapist left soon after, 10 years now .

    • @Pakistan78645
      @Pakistan78645 2 місяці тому

      So sad I wish you get some peace in life this is heartbreaking

  • @neenah4027
    @neenah4027 Рік тому

    I am not sure if I want reconciliation. A trust was broken when she cut off communication one month ago. I will never trust her again, because she can always do it again. I also lost respect for her when she hurt her children by not letting them see them ages 3 and 6. I had a fun relationship with them, and they will never get that in a grandmother. The other GM has passed. This was an abrupt estrangement which if I may be honest, is petty and immature if at the age of 41 she can't communicate. Her husband is estranged from his father regarding sharing "his" inheritance with his new wife. What I did was ask her to leave me alone, as I had COVID-19 with a temp of 102 and pulse ox of 91. She kept telling me that she was going to call an ambulance and when I refused, as I am a medical professional who is able to asses myself. She stated "Fine get your own fluids and pulse oximeter" I turned off the phone at that point because I was exhausted. I did not realize later that she said she was sending them. I think that 40 is the new 20. I'm leaving my money to ASPCA and Amnesty International, as I don't feel that she really needs it and they do. Too be honest, she is always crabby and yelling at one son, I don't miss her, I miss the grandsons.

  • @roxydina7615
    @roxydina7615 Рік тому

    Thank you. This is so helpful. So glad I found you….well done.

  • @orangeandslinky
    @orangeandslinky Рік тому

    None of this was even a thing before feminism. Is this women's fault? Yes, no doubt about it.

  • @GinKirk7256
    @GinKirk7256 Рік тому

    “Misuse of boundaries often results in increased alienation instead of increased love.” John Townsend

  • @sonicleaves
    @sonicleaves Рік тому

    It's been 3 years since I've spoken to my mother. I wish I could completely forget about her but sometimes she sneaks into my mind, memories of the past, and I get so angry she still crosses my mind now and then. As time goes on, will she eventually fade from my memory? I pray for that day.

    • @whatsup3581
      @whatsup3581 Рік тому

      Very sad. Feel sorry for all. So many misunderstandings...

    • @taradonelson9242
      @taradonelson9242 Рік тому

      Maybe she is the one who needs prayer the most 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'm in the same boat. I've been advised to pray for my parents daily. I still dream of them... I don't think you ever forget. But you can find peace.

    • @meerkat783
      @meerkat783 6 місяців тому

      Do unto others as you’d have done to yourself

    • @Pakistan78645
      @Pakistan78645 2 місяці тому

      U are a jerk for putting your mother down

  • @deep6301
    @deep6301 Рік тому

  • @389valley
    @389valley Рік тому

    Growing family estrangement especially between adult children and parents is a growing problem because of therapists especially millenial therapists also known as snowflakes for good reason. The growing trend is to break up family

    • @GinKirk7256
      @GinKirk7256 Рік тому

      @@OwwitsmuggyoutsideThat is such an overused, hurtful, non-empathetic and absurd saying!

    • @GinKirk7256
      @GinKirk7256 Рік тому

      @@Owwitsmuggyoutside It takes two to tango.

    • @GinKirk7256
      @GinKirk7256 Рік тому

      @@Owwitsmuggyoutside There are many toxic, unsafe, personality-disordered evil people in this world that make it impossible to have a healthy relationship with them.

    • @GinKirk7256
      @GinKirk7256 Рік тому

      @@Owwitsmuggyoutside In my life, there have been folks who are impossible to remain in relationship with due to their evil. No matter how loving and accepting and accommodating and serving and forgiving and loving I’ve been, it’s absolutely impossible due to their evil constantly displayed towards me! There are so many who have a quenchless thirst for control over others!

    • @fighttheevilrobots3417
      @fighttheevilrobots3417 Рік тому

      It could very well be that the issue is so many Boomer parents have abused their kids and refuse to acknowledge they have done anything wrong and caused deep and lasting problems. It is not healthy to "keep the family together at all costs" when the family is toxic and harmful.

  • @jordanbetts1572
    @jordanbetts1572 Рік тому

    There can be no real conversation about estrangement without acknowledging and UNDERSTANDING narcissist abuse.

    • @SusanaXpeace2u
      @SusanaXpeace2u Рік тому

      It was my mother who initially gave me the silent treatment and when I ignored it and tried to talk to her she branded me ''aggressive'' but now, I cannot go back to normal unless she acknowledges that I was not allowed to have a say in the family and when I tried, I was met with contempt, self-righteousness, martyrdom, the silent treatment. My family only want to talk about my anger and my upset but who can be exiled out of the family without having a reaction to that?! I have to be done now. Waited too long for their self-reflection.

    • @d.r.q.2032
      @d.r.q.2032 Рік тому

      Absolutely - hit the nail on the head!

    • @kimricci1435
      @kimricci1435 Рік тому

      Hi agree. Alot of these videos are Parent blaming... I 'm so done with my narcissist Son. 5 yrs of trying, I'm tired, if anything ? It just feeds the narc. @@d.r.q.2032

    • @lmrharper3586
      @lmrharper3586 11 місяців тому

      Narcissist is just the new word that children love to use, you probably don’t even know the proper definition of a narcissist. There couldnt possibly be the amount of narcissists that you people seem to have come across.

    • @GurpreetBrar-ht5cs
      @GurpreetBrar-ht5cs 10 місяців тому

      Call it living with a demon then if not narcissist. Who cares about ere here listening and learning because half of us have DID and Dissociative amnesia and bpd from narc abuse took me 47 years to remember that my parents were always trying to kill me since I was a child. So it’d it’s a new word I just learned to explain what I went through then so be it. I’ll use the word. Because I didn’t have a word before. I lived with demons. Fine I won’t use the word narcissist. I’ll just say demons.

  • @koshaplummer5815
    @koshaplummer5815 Рік тому

    Yasmin...God bless you. I think you saved me with my suicidal ideations. Estranged from my adult daughtetr and banned from my 4 beautiful granchildren.😢 i will play it over and over. Thank you truly.

  • @luguy8347
    @luguy8347 Рік тому

    Well done, thank you for gifts.

  • @kristitiller1952
    @kristitiller1952 Рік тому

    I needed to hear this today...TY!

  • @barbaradavio9498
    @barbaradavio9498 Рік тому

    Yasmin, many thanks for your kindness. This validation truly makes a difference ❤️

  • @kimberlysullivan6018
    @kimberlysullivan6018 Рік тому

    ❤Thank you for this message 🙏 Today has been an especially difficult one in my journey and your caring means everything!

  • @ruthsurtees6474
    @ruthsurtees6474 Рік тому

    Thank you ❤