What To Practice After Understanding What Needs To Change

What To Practice After Understanding What Needs To Change

What To Practice After Understanding What Needs To ChangeKreed Revere
Published on: 10/22/2026

I reflect on what reconciliation and listening to other families have added to my understanding. One practical question follows from that reflection: how does a useful idea become part of the way you respond during estrangement or after reconnection?

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When Inherited Family Beliefs Shape An Adult Relationship

When Inherited Family Beliefs Shape An Adult Relationship

When Inherited Family Beliefs Shape An Adult RelationshipKreed Revere
Published on: 10/20/2026

As The Estranged Heart approaches the end of its fifth year, I've been reflecting on how my understanding of my own history has changed. The October 18 episode, A Different View, Part Two, considers the family expectations.

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Growing Alongside Others

Growing Alongside Others

Growing Alongside OthersKreed Revere
Published on: 10/15/2026

The Estranged Heart completes it's fifth year on October 31. Throughout this month, I'm revisiting experiences that have shaped the work. This reflection concerns the actual experience of making the podcast.

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Gasoline, Not Water: Why Shame Doesn't Fix Estranged Relationships

Gasoline, Not Water: Why Shame Doesn't Fix Estranged Relationships

Gasoline, Not Water: Why Shame Doesn't Fix Estranged RelationshipsKreed Revere
Published on: 08/19/2026

If shame worked, estrangement wouldn't exist. In order to repair, you need curiosity, which is slower than shame. It's also the only one of the two that's ever actually worked.

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