Lost in the Alienation?

Lost in the Alienation?

What gets lost in the alienation conversation…. When allegations of parental alienation surface, the danger is that the narrative shifts away from the child. The courtroom becomes a battlefield of adult accusations, and the child’s voice, attachments, and best...
When the Courtroom Decides a Child’s Heart

When the Courtroom Decides a Child’s Heart

Every time a gavel strikes in family court, it does not just close a case; it echoes inside the heart of a child. Judges, attorneys, and lawmakers often approach custody and family law decisions through the lens of statutes, precedents, and procedure. Yet what too...
If I Would Not Say It to My Younger Self….

If I Would Not Say It to My Younger Self….

If I Would Not Say It to My Younger Self If I would not speak it to the child I once was, why would I speak it to the soul I am now? Our words either plant gardens or scatter thorns. Choose what you want to grow. There is a quiet cruelty we have learned to live with,...
Why PAS Fails and Why Children Pay the Price | Dr. Steve Hudgins

Why PAS Fails and Why Children Pay the Price | Dr. Steve Hudgins

For decades, countless children have become silent casualties of courtroom battles, their voices lost beneath the weight of flawed theories. Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), introduced in the 1980s by Richard Gardner, claimed to explain why children rejected one...