Transforming Family Relationships with Wendy Vineyard
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Episode Overview
In this deeply moving episode of The Women Who Lead Podcast, I’m thrilled to welcome Wendy Vineyard—a certified master coach, master NLP practitioner, and estrangement recovery expert who has spent over five years guiding moms through the challenging journey of healing fractured relationships with their adult children.
Wendy’s story is raw, real, and profoundly hopeful. From estrangement with her own mother to reconnecting with her son, she shares the mindset shifts, compassionate strategies, and neuroscience-backed tools that helped her reclaim her power and rebuild authentic bonds.
This conversation is a must-listen if you’re navigating estrangement, grappling with boundaries, or simply want to deepen your relationships and leadership from a place of empathy and strength.
What You’ll Learn
The single mindset shift that transforms heartbreak into healing
Why you are the only person you can change in any relationship
The crucial role of empathy and self-compassion in estrangement recovery
Top rules every mom must know before reaching out to adult children
How to set boundaries that build bridges, not walls
Powerful self-soothing techniques to calm anxiety and manage emotional triggers
How unresolved family pain can show up at work — and how to release it
Why This Episode Matters
Estrangement from adult children is a silent pain many women endure but rarely talk about openly. Wendy’s courage and expertise provide a compassionate guide for those who want to move from frustration and hurt toward peace and meaningful connection.
Whether you’re a mom facing this challenge or a woman leader wanting to bring more heart and healing into your relationships, this episode offers actionable insights that will empower you to lead with courage and compassion—both at home and in your life.
About Wendy Vineyard
Wendy Vineyard is an Estrangement Recovery Coach. For the past 5 years she’s helped moms of adult children. She guides them to reclaim their power, rediscover themselves, and rebuild healthier, more fulfilling connections with their children. She knows this journey firsthand as she was estranged from her adult son for several years. Through deep self-reflection, patience and the support of a coach, she and her son rebuilt a respectful, loving relationship. That experience inspired her to refocus her coaching business on helping other moms overcome this deeply painful situation. Wendy is a certified Master Coach, Master Practitioner of NLP, and several other neuroscience-based processes that create lasting change.
Connect with Wendy:
Website: http://fulfillingrelationship.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyvineyard
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046975216761
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/@wendyvineyard
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/WendyVineyard
Other: http://www.tiktok.com/@wendycoach2
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