Younger generations are becoming more proactive in protecting their peace by estranging themselves from family members whom they consider to be toxic. Viral social media videos and recent op-eds point to the pervasiveness of the trend, as many young people choose to share their path of separation from relatives, a process known as going "no contact."

What does it mean to go 'no contact'?

Family estrangement, where "family members become strangers to one another like intimacy reversed," is still considered "somewhat taboo," said The New Yorker . But in recent years, "advocates for the estranged have begun a concerted effort to normalize it." They believe eliminating the stigma would allow "more people to get out of unhealthy family relationships without shame." While there is "relativ

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