Upcoming Episodes of Families Divided TV

  • Finding ways to reconnect with your alienated children and grandchildren - Sue Cornbluth

    May 6 • 8PM ET

    Reopening a connection with your alienated children and grandchildren is never easy. Parents and grandparents struggle daily to know what to write or say in an email or a text to their children and grandchildren. Did you know that the wording of what you are saying is critical to begin the healing process? In this webinar, Dr. Sue Cornbluth will share with you her breakthrough techniques for beginning the process of reconnecting with your alienated children and grandchildren. She will discuss how to approach your children and grandchildren, what to send, and the language that is often used to open up the door to reconciliation. This presentation is for anyone who has children and grandchildren between the ages of 12-adulthood and has been trying to reconnect or is in the beginning process of doing so. 

    Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a certified parenting expert, coach and thought leader with international recognition, specializing in high conflict divorce and parental/grandparent alienation situations. In 2013 Dr. Sue established Dr. Sue & You LLC, a consulting & coaching firm working with parents to help them successfully move through their high conflict divorce situations and reunite with their children. She has reunited hundreds of families with her tools and techniques. Her passion and goal is to heal family conflict with compassion. She accomplishes this through her work educating and guiding parents and professionals. Dr. Sue has served as a child abuse and victims’ rights expert. The exposure she gained as a lead expert during the Jerry Sandusky trial directly contributed to the growing demand for her expert opinion. She has gained global recognition and is contracted for speaking engagements around the world. The Women’s Distinctive Business Magazine recognized Dr. Sue as One of the Country’s Most Distinctive Women. She is a regular contributor as a mental health expert for network television stations including NBC, Fox and CBS. She has contributed to several national publications. ​ Dr. Sue resides in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as a Psychology Professor at Temple University.

  • How to litigate and otherwise manage a ase of parental alienation - Robert Hoffman

    May 13 • 8PM ET

    Among other things, Mr. Hoffman will address how targeted parents can avoid certain predictable pitfalls. Specific topics will include direct examination of experts for the targeted parents, cross-examination of experts for the alienating parents, and both direct and cross examinations of court-appointed experts including custody evaluators, psychological or psychiatric evaluators, guardians ad litem, visitation supervisors, parenting coordinators, and others. Another key theme will be how to distinguish between science and pseudoscience in the courtroom. Because Mr. Hoffman will focus on basic principles – including practical considerations for dealing with alienating parents and also court-appointed professionals – this is likely to be extraordinarily helpful not only to litigating parents and their attorneys, but to alienated parents and grandparents in general.

     Robert Hoffman is Board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Robert has been practicing family law for 33 years. He has been successful in handling as lead counsel numerous bench and jury trials and negotiating highly contested child custody battles, high net worth divorces, complex financial disputes and cases involving parental alienation. He successfully represented Kelly Jones against Alex Jones (Infowars fame) in a jury trial in Austin, Texas in 2016. He is well-known and specializes in trying complex cases. Robert enjoys working closely with and advocating for people at a critical time in their lives. Robert has been consistently included in Texas Super Lawyers 2003-2019 and Best Lawyers.

  • The 5 most common mistakes rejected/targeted parents make when facing parental alienation - Randy Flood

    May 20 • 8PM ET

     In my work with rejected parents, I’ve often witnessed rejected parents be tragically seduced into making mistakes while they are in the throes of parental alienation. This isn’t because they’re hopelessly flawed human beings, but because they’re in unknown and turbulent waters. Rejected parents flounder and their mistakes can become fatal and sink their chances of reconciliation with their children. Highlighting these common mistakes made by rejected/targeted parents isn’t done to blame them, but to help them respond more compassionately and more strategically as they learn totraverse one of the most stressful relational dynamics a parent can face. Randy Flood, MA, LLP has specialized in providing psychological services for individuals and families involved in family and criminal courts since 1992. He provides evaluation, parenting coordination, and parent-child reunification counseling at the Fountain Hill Center in Grand Rapids particularly when resist and refuse dynamics (RRD’s) are present on the spectrum of parent-child contact problem including cases of parental alienation and/or estrangement/ abuse. Flood offers testifying and non-testifying expert consultation for attorneys and coaching for rejected/targeted parents as well as helping parents cope and navigate the world of custody and parenting time litigation. As director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, he recently launched a parental alienation support group for targeted fathers. He is the co-author of two books, a prolific speaker and trainer, and a media consultant in his areas of expertise. Randy Flood, MA, LLP has specialized in providing psychological services for individuals and families involved in family and criminal courts since 1992. He provides evaluation, parenting coordination, and parent-child reunification counseling at the Fountain Hill Center in Grand Rapids particularly when resist and refuse dynamics (RRD’s) are present on the spectrum of parent-child contact problem including cases of parental alienation and/or estrangement/abuse. Flood offers testifying and non-testifying expert consultation for attorneys and coaching for rejected/targeted parents as well as helping parents cope and navigate the world of custody and parenting time litigation. As director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, he recently launched a parental alienation support group for targeted fathers. He is the co-author of two books, a prolific speaker and trainer, and a media consultant in his areas of expertise.

  • Do Narcissistic parents love their children? - Randi Fine

    May 27 • 8PM ET

    Are maternal and paternal instincts innate? Do all parents have the capacity to love their children? It is generally assumed that, built within their DNA, human mothers and fathers have a natural love for their offspring. Most narcissistic parents claim they love their children, sometimes even boast it, and parental alienators insist that they are only protec.ng the children they love. But is it compassionate, devoted, unconditional love that drives their extreme behavior or is it depraved egotism, hate or revenge? Why would a parent who truly loved their children turn them against their other loving parent and even their grandparents? Narcissistic Abuse Expert and Coach Randi Fine is with us today to help alleviate the confusion that so many alienated parents and grandparents experience. 

    Randi Fine is a dedicated pioneer in the narcissistic abuse movement, an internationally renowned Narcissistic Personality Disorder abuse expert, and a Certified Neuro Bi-lateral Processing Coach. She is a radio show host, author, and Coach living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Through her wealth of experience, insight, and wisdom, she offers hope, compassion, and healing to others. Randi is the author of the groundbreaking book, Close Encounters of the Worst Kind: The Narcissistic Abuse Survivors Guide to Healing and Recovery, and the compelling memoir, Cliffedge Road. As a Coach, Randi specializes in (but is not limited to) helping others work through issues relating to relationship codependency, narcissistic personality disorder abuse, emotional boundaries, letting go of the past, and letting go of unhealthy guilt. Her blog Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine is read in 180 countries around the globe. She hosts the blog talk-radio show, A Fine Time for Healing: A Sanctuary for Your Emotional Wellbeing. On her popular show she interviews the top people in their fields, discussing self-help and spiritual life-skill topics that heal and enhance the life experiences of others.