Dr. Keli Rugestein is the author of "Relationsnip: Is there life after your adult child rejects you?" and discusses the factors that lead to estrangement, the impacts of estrangement, and what the research is saying on this topic.
Dr. Keli Rugestein is the author of "Relationsnip: Is there life after your adult child rejects you?" and discusses the factors that lead to estrangement, the impacts of estrangement, and what the research is saying on this topic.
Bio:
Dr. Keli Rugestein is a licensed clinical social worker and the executive director of Eastern Door Counseling Center. She has been in private practice for over 20 years in the capital region. Keli has focused in her practice over the years in family estrangement and is a clergy and congregation consultant.*
She has partnered with Fe Anam Avis, the author of PEAK: Parents of Estranged Adult Kids, A Resource for Recovery. Together they have run on-line groups for this group of people for over a year. The focus on parents who are estranged is because they are the largest group in our population to be affected by this growing phenomenon.
She has authored a book, Relationsnip: Is there life after your adult child rejects you? It’s anticipated release is late May or June. In it she explores the many facets of estrangement but more importantly, recovery from the many impacts of estrangement.