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When family ties are strained – and what you can do to repair them Toggle share menu Advertisement When family ties are strained – and what you can do to repair them For most people, estrangements and family rifts are a source of chronic stress that threatens “mental, social and physical well-being”. (Art: Gracia Lam/The New York Times) 13 Dec 2020 06:30AM Share this content Bookmark Show me a family that has not been fractured – temporarily or permanently – by a fury-filled rift between two or more members, and I might believe in miracles. Just about everyone I know seems to have experienced such a distressing event, often with painful psychological, and sometimes, physical effects that carried over to relatives who had nothing to do with the precipitating dispute. ....