ProductLow cost🇿🇦
Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Pretoria
Run by people who have been through adoption and foster care and single parenting themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Family estrangement support in South Africa
For people estranged from parents, children or siblings. Talk with people in South Africa who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the South Africa circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for family estrangement in South Africa
Community🇿🇦
Walk and Talk Bloemfontein
Run by people who have been through family estrangement and parenting a child with a disability themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Bongani & Partners Family Law, Cape
Practical help for people dealing with single parenting and a loved one's addiction, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
ProductFree🇿🇦
Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, Cape
Practical help for people dealing with empty nest and caring for an aging parent, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Northside Debt Advice, East
Run by people who have been through parenting a struggling teen and a loved one's addiction themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Professional🇿🇦
Open Door Psychotherapy, George
A small team supporting caring for an aging parent and new parenthood. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
From people who came through it
“Reading this late at night? I've been there. I was right where you are about three years ago. I remember when my grandkids I have never met, like it was yesterday. I picked up the guitar again. It doesn't stay this heavy. Sending love.”
fox.tide82 · 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“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“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