Psychology Today | 21.02.2026 02:39
A podcast episode hosted by Oprah Winfrey last November has, as of today, over five million views. The title of that episode is “Oprah Explores the Rising Trend of Going No Contact with Your Family.” There is something immediately problematic about the titling of this episode: the use of the word “trend,” and the framing by many influencers that family estrangement is like a “fad” or “in vogue.”
