Introduction -- Can I save the relationship with my estranged child? -- The many pathways to estrangement -- Married, divorced, estranged -- Dealing with mental illness and addiction -- Psychotherapy and the curated childhood: "My therapist says you're a narcissist" -- Flashpoints: gender identity, sexuality, religion, politics, and personality clashes -- Sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and personality clashes -- Sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and the cult of one -- When siblings estrange: the impact on their lives and those around them -- The rules of money and estrangement: should I cut my child out of my will? -- Abandoned grandparents and the weaponizing of grandchildren -- Coping strategies, interventions, and your new normal -- The adult child's perspective: new rules for parent-adult child reconciliation -- How do I heal the pain of estrangement? -- Afterword.