Abandonment doesn’t always come from being physically left behind. Sometimes it’s subtle—emotional neglect, inconsistency, or growing up in a home where you had to be the adult. The result? You walk ...

"When I walk through the Van Wickle Gates at Brown University, I convince myself that anything is possible...and then my mother says I am no longer her son" (Corcoran, ch 4, 2024). Like many growing ...

It's a powerful coming-of-age memoir about two generations, exploring family frailty and resilience. Jennifer Griffith, author of "Both Sides of Then: Finding Love After Abandonment," joined us to ...

Did you suffer abandonment as a child? Were you neglected? Perhaps you were a child of divorce, in foster care, or left to figure things out on your own. If so, you may still be suffering the effects ...

“Abandonment issues” is an informal term that describes a strong fear of losing loved ones or of them leaving a relationship. This fear can result from trauma, anxiety, and other mental health ...

Abandonment fear is not always begging someone to stay. Sometimes it is doing the opposite. You become distant before they ...

Fear of abandonment doesn’t come from weakness. It comes from a past where your emotional safety was unpredictable, where love felt conditional, where reassurance arrived late, and where you learned ...