Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence are the topics that have served as the centerpiece for our Season 8 series, and following CA Senator, Susan Rubio, is Ryan Hoffer, creator and founder of the Forged Fathers Movement, an organization geared to help the left-out father post breakup. Hoffer helps alienated parents get focused, regulate their moods, re-orient their nervous systems, and try to solve the difficult crisis without having to go to court. Hoffer gets frank and direct when coaching his clients, making them accountable and responsible for following his 7-day reset program—a plan that offers far more than just hope. Prior to Hoffer, Host Glass in Episode 6, chatted with California State Senator (District 22), Susan Rubio, who talked about Domestic Violence and Parental Alienation from a legislative point of view. She wrote and passed Senate Bill 331--Piqui’s Law. In her comments, she laid down the law and then some. Other Season 8 guests included abandoned father Victor Dohleman- (Episode 1), renowned psychologist, Dr. Richard Warshak (Episode 2), who broke down the psychological impact of that “syndrome,” and we also heard from “live to tell” Alesia Litteral – (Episode 3), a Domestic Violence victim whose husband shot her 7 times and stabbed her more than 33. She shares her harrowing story. In Episode 4, Host Glass had some serious banter with Matt Murphy, a former prosecutor for Orange County, CA D.A.’s office, (who has tried 20 homicide cases and won convictions for all of them). Murphy ran down the most important red flags in a toxic relationship that signals an intimate partner’s potential to subject a victim to verbal and physical Domestic Violence. Maybe even death. Host Glass pointed out the troubling “triggers” that send the angry ex over the edge. In Episode 5, featuring legendary trial attorney, Mark Geragos, was a discussion where he weighed in on the consequences for the perpetrator and laid out the high stakes for the offender who acts impulsively or methodically to harm his/her ex. Next up in Episode 8, Glass will interview renowned Michigan psychologist, Dr. Kenneth Adams, who lays out another problem with child safety and abuse: “Enmeshment.” This is a relatively new label for an age-old problem. Enmeshment is when the parent leans on the child to become the surrogate “intimate partner” by making them feel responsible for their emotional and often physical well-being. and overall, expects them to fill the void they are missing from lack of a partner. Though this issue is also referred to as “covert incest,” it is not sexual in nature, but rather mental/emotional. The child may be made to feel he/she is responsible for anything from meal prep to being a sounding board for the parent’s most personal issues. Adams explains that this type of abuse may be evident long after the child becomes an adult. Glass talks about this problem in his LookingGLASS blog post. Season 8 fall and winter Episodes will include topics like: effective co-parenting as a divorced couple; how to manage contentious issues like custody battles, and suggestions about the kids having to grow up in two households. Gray divorce, a trending norm now among older intimate partners, will be another hot topic probed by Host Glass. Tune in every second Saturday of the month for these compelling Episodes! They are thought-provoking, enlightening, and more than oh-so interesting! You will not want to miss any one of them!

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