We all need connection.

You’re in the right place if:

You experienced a rupture in your family: maybe it happened suddenly or maybe you realized it slowly, over time.

But now you have a strained relationship with a family member: a parent, sibling, or child. That strain has been on your mind. You’re feeling sad, angry, or confused about what happened.

You tell yourself to get over it and move on, but the thoughts & feelings about what happened seem to be haunting you. The feelings make it hard to even think about this person, let alone see them or spend any time with them.

You need help to repair what happened in your family.

Family estrangement is on the rise. Most of us never learned the skills to communicate about past hurts and repair the connection.

Most of us don’t even know where to begin. You keep wanting to reach out but you don’t know what to say. How do you even start the conversation, especially when your feelings about what happened are still such a complicated mess?

Even worse, you don’t know how they will respond.

You’re not sure how or if it will go well. Will they be open to talking about it? Will they listen to your feelings, or just be defensive?

I created a program that teaches you the skills to repair family estrangement.

Prepare to Repair is a 6-week course on repairing family estrangement — designed and run by a family therapist who specializes in relationship repair.

This course will teach you the steps involved in relationship repair, focusing on the individual, internal work before you begin.

The program will meet live Tuesdays on Zoom from 4pm - 5:30pm PT (7pm - 8:30pm ET) the following 6 weeks.

Tues, April 1, 2025

Tues, April 8, 2025

Tues, April 15, 2025

Tues, April 22, 2025

Tues, April 29, 2025

Tues, May 6, 2025

The total cost for the 6 weeks is $540.

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Course Outline:

Here is a week-by-week breakdown of what you’ll learn in Prepare to Repair. This course draws on various psychological and psychodynamic theories, as well as theories from family systems.

Week 1: Understanding estrangement.

  • Is cutting off your family a sign of psychological health? The psychological and systems theories that help us to understand the phenomenon of family cut-off.

  • Is this a TikTok trend? The cultural factors driving estrangement.

Week 2: The Blame Game

  • How do I get my family member to see that they were wrong?

  • Wait, you’re saying I have a part in this, too?

Week 3: Rupture & repair

  • What do you need to feel ready to move forward?

  • Does moving on mean I forgive & forget about the past?

Week 4: Emotional regulation

  • Tools for experiencing hard emotions in this process

  • Why it helps to manage your big feelings so you don’t get overwhelmed or flooded in this process

Week 5: Personal reflection week

  • Reflecting on what you’ve learned so far: how do you want to move forward?

Week 6: Next steps

  • If you’re ready to reach out, here are some scripts you can use

  • How to handle whatever response you get

  • If you’ve decided not to reach out, here’s how to process that decision

Hi, I’m Danni.

I work day in and day out with families in the process of repairing their connection. I created this course as preparatory groundwork for folks deciding whether to engage in family repair.

I am a graduate school psychology professor and former department chair. I have a long history designing and teaching courses such as: Human Development, Family Therapy, Child Therapy, and Psychopathology.

I bring my skills, knowledge, and experience as a family therapist and professor to this course: teaching you the basics of family estrangement and relational repair in an accessible, approachable, and engaging way.

“Danni’s authenticity is impeccable.”

—R., a former student

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This program is for you if:

  • You are curious about repairing a relationship but not sure if it’s right for you.

  • You are willing to look at your how you might have contributed to the rupture - not to shame you, but to see the full picture.

  • You want to learn more about the process of repairing estrangement before deciding to move forward.

This program is NOT for if:

  • You are estranged from family and certain that is the right decision for you. At this time, you are not looking to repair the relationship.

  • The family relationship you’re considering repair involves abuse.

  • You are looking for a place to share your personal story of family estrangement.

  • No, this program is not therapy. It is a psychoeducational course.

  • Yes, there is an option to purchase an an add-of of individual time with me.

  • Each week will be recorded and you can watch the recording later.

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