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Kitchener Peer Support Group
We help people with single parenting and family estrangement, in person in Kitchener and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Family estrangement support in Canada
For people estranged from parents, children or siblings. Talk with people in Canada who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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Help for family estrangement in Canada
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Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Edmonton
Run by people who have been through autism and neurodivergent family life and adoption and foster care themselves.
Evenings and weekends
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Clear Path Counselling, Calgary
Run by people who have been through caring for an aging parent and parenting a struggling teen themselves.
Evenings and weekends
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Hamilton Talking Therapies
A small team supporting caring for an aging parent and new parenthood. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
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Open Door Psychotherapy, Red
A small team supporting parenting a struggling teen and empty nest. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
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St. Community Food Hub, St.
A small team supporting new parenthood and autism and neurodivergent family life. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
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The Winnipeg Men's Shed
We help people with empty nest and caring for an aging parent, in person in Winnipeg and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
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Walk and Talk Charlottetown
Run by people who have been through a loved one's addiction and caring for an aging parent themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
From people who came through it
“If you are just starting out with family estrangement, I won't pretend it's easy. The silence can be deafening. Some days you will be angry, some days sad, some days you won't feel anything. That's normal. Find one person who believes you, even if it's a friend or a group like this. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone. Take it one day at a time. And if you have kids, hold them close. You are not alone, even when it feels like it.”
guitarautumn · been through family estrangement“If you're scared right now, I get it. About three years ago, that was me. Christmas is the hardest. That was every day. I laugh properly again. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.”
light.cards60 · been through family estrangement“I've been there. For me it was a few years back. I remember when christmas is the hardest, like it was yesterday. I wake up most days without that dread. It's slow, but it does come back. x”
nanacat72 · been through family estrangement“In 2023, that was me. I remember when have not spoken to my parents in four years, like it was yesterday. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.”
Megan from Sacramento D · been through family estrangement