A Peer Support Community for Estranged Adult Children navigating distance from a parent.
EACH exists to provide a safe, compassionate, and judgment-free space where you can find understanding, connection, and hope.
Through peer support and shared lived experiences, we navigate the unique challenges of family estrangement and independent adulthood together, while building resilience and lasting community.
Estranged Adult Children Haven
You Are Welcome Here
Family estrangement and launching into adulthood completely on your own can bring grief, relief, uncertainty, and many emotions at once.
At EACH, you can connect with people who truly get it. There is no judgment, unsolicited advice, or pressure to reconcile. You do not have to explain or defend your background or your path here.
What Guides Us
Empathy: We listen with compassion and without assumptions.
Acceptance: We respect each person's unique experience, boundaries, and choices.
Connection: We create opportunities to feel seen, heard, and less alone.
Hope. We believe meaningful peer support can help us move forward with confidence.
Is EACH for Me?
EACH may be right for you if you:
Are estranged, have limited contact, or no contact with a parent.
Had to transition into independence without a built-in familial safety net or traditional family backing.
Want to connect with others who understand the layered complexity of family estrangement.
Feel isolated, culturally disconnected, or misunderstood because of your experience.
Want support without being told to reconcile or conform to traditional family timelines.
Do not need to have everything figured out before joining us.
What to Expect
A Welcoming Space: Share only what you feel comfortable sharing, on your own timeline.
Peer Connection: Connect with other estranged adult children and individuals who are navigating independent adulthood from the ground up.
Respect for Your Choices: Your personal decisions and boundaries will always be honored. Every experience is different.
At EACH, there is room for your unique story, your boundaries, and your pace.
EACH peer support meetings offer a welcoming place to connect with other estranged adult children, listen, and share at your own comfort level.
Virtual and Charlotte area peer support meetings. Join our community to receive the meeting dates and registration information.
EACH was founded by Michelle Mathews, a Certified Peer Support Specialist with more than 17 years of lived experience navigating family estrangement. She created EACH to provide the understanding and connection she once needed herself.
Connect
Join our community, share at your own comfort level.
Contact
704-900-3345
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support@eachhaven.org
EACH provides peer support and community connection. It does not provide therapy, clinical treatment, crisis services, medical advice, or legal advice, and it is not a substitute for professional care. Participation is voluntary, and attendees are encouraged to share only what they feel comfortable disclosing. While we ask all participants to respect confidentiality, privacy cannot be guaranteed. Views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of EACH.