When we establish the boundaries that we need to feel safe, we are often criticized. This is especially true when those boundaries are stigmatized, like family estrangement. Some people would force, pressure, or encourage us to engage in relationships with genetically related family members who are offenders, regardless of whether we feel safe. To reestablish safety, we often need to identify, maintain, and sustain firm boundaries with our offender(s), and this may include family estrangements.
