{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Estranged & Rearranged","title":"The Estrangement Machine: How Social Media & Therapy Are Changing Families","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6bdf8355\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2100,"description":"Is family estrangement becoming a social media trend?\nIn this episode, Candi Morris explores what she calls \"The Estrangement Machine\" and how social media, online communities, therapy culture, and algorithms may be influencing family relationships in ways many people never stop to question.\nThis is not an attack on therapy or mental health professionals. Instead, it's a conversation about influence, accountability, confirmation bias, and whether permanent family cutoffs are sometimes encouraged before every option has been explored.\nCandi discusses:\nHow social media algorithms reinforce family narratives\nThe growing use of terms like narcissist, gaslighting, and toxic\nWhy context matters more than viral advice\nThe Wall Street Journal article questioning therapy's role in family estrangement\nThe importance of accountability for both parents and adult children\nWhy permanent no-contact decisions deserve careful consideration\nIf you've experienced family estrangement, this episode encourages thoughtful reflection rather than quick conclusions.\n🔗 Connect & Explore\n🛍️ Website & Resources\nhttps://www.estrangedandrearranged.com/resources\n📘 Facebook Page\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1CuD1nHeS8/\n👥 Join the Facebook Group\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/g/1SU79VBP4o/\n🎵 TikTok\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@estranged.and.rea?_r=1&_t=ZT-95tKbPyH3mA","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIDPLIcJqNH__Dbkv9Jy2Un84QNkyTcZqx83-Fr4ZmY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNWQ3/MzE1ZWFmZDc2ZWM1/NmQ3MGYyMDU4YmVh/ZTk3My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}