{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Doing Life Together","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether","author_name":"Linda Mintle","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/author\/lmintle","title":"The Hurt of Family Cut Off","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qoCF9EXFQl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2016\/12\/the-hurt-of-estrangement.html\">The Hurt of Family Cut Off<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2016\/12\/the-hurt-of-estrangement.html\/embed#?secret=qoCF9EXFQl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Hurt of Family Cut Off&#8221; &#8212; Doing Life Together\" data-secret=\"qoCF9EXFQl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I&#8217;ve heard so many stories of hurt related to family cut off in my 25 years of being a family therapist. The person who cuts off is offended and angry.\u00a0\u00a0And the cut off family usually desire\u00a0contact and relationship. Cut off is especially difficult around the holidays.\u00a0Even though the cut off member is still alive,\u00a0grief is&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/files\/2016\/12\/hug-1315552_1920-300x225.jpg"}