When the Wall Street Journal published an article blaming therapists for the rise of family estrangement, Jazzmyn knew the narrative was incomplete. In this deeply personal solo episode, she walks through her own story of cutting her father off at 16—a choice made without therapy, without language, without permission. She talks about what estrangement actually feels like, why the media gets it wrong, and what changed when she finally learned to trust herself. This is a conversation about survival, self-trust, guilt, and what healing looks like on the other side of a choice that society still views as taboo.
This isn't a how-to guide on estrangement. It's a permission letter to people who are sitting with guilt, shame, or confusion about their own family relationships. It's a middle finger to narratives that oversimplify one of the hardest choices a person can make. And it's a testament to what happens when you trust yourself, even when nobody else gets it.
The media narrative around estrangement is incomplete because it doesn't center the people actually living it. It doesn't ask: What had to happen for you to make this choice? It doesn't sit with the weight of it.
This episode does.
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