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🎧 Podcast Summary

In this powerful episode of Fractured Families, Dr. Lynn Steinberg, renowned expert witness, reunification specialist, and author of You’re Not Crazy, opens up about the professional and personal toll of parental alienation. As both an expert in the courtroom and a mother alienated from her daughters for over 15 years, Dr. Steinberg brings raw truth, hard science, and compassionate guidance to the conversation. She shares practical strategies for alienated parents navigating family court, exposes systemic failures, and outlines how narcissistic abuse disguises itself in custody battles. With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Steinberg reminds us that alienation is not only real, but repairable, if the courts, clinicians, and parents are willing to act.

🧩 Talking Points

• Dr. Steinberg’s early clinical experiences identifying alienation before the term was well-known.
• How she realized she was being alienated from her own daughters after divorce.
• The intersection of narcissistic personality traits and alienating behaviors.
• The impact of false allegations and restraining orders in alienation cases.
• Why the “cool, calm” alienator often fools judges, and how alienated parents can present more effectively in court.
• The power of expert witnesses, comprehensive documentation, and strategic legal planning.
• Why Dr. Steinberg champions four-day interventions and how they achieve high success rates.
• The generational trauma of alienation, how children of alienators often repeat the cycle.
• Why Dr. Steinberg refuses to abandon her advocacym even when her children demand it.
• Actionable advice for parents representing themselves pro se in court.

✅ Key Takeaways

• Parental alienation is real and supported by science, not "junk psychology" as critics claim.
• Even mental health professionals can be victims - no one is immune from the manipulation of alienation.
• The court system often misjudges the alienator as the stable parent due to charm, manipulation, and composure.
• Being calm and evidence-driven in court is crucial; alienated parents must avoid appearing emotional or unstable.
• The key to reunification is education, intervention, and strategy, not emotion or endless filings.
• Never give up your custody rights, even partially, retaining legal leverage is critical.
• Plant seeds for your children through messages, social media presence, or small gestures, because children always watch.
• Children aren’t estranged, they’re brainwashed into rejecting the targeted parent to survive the abusive household.

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