Ah, relationships.  Deep down, we know we can’t live without them.  When all is well, they sustain us, protect us, nurture us.  And then, well, there are those times when relationships get so complicated we may be tempted to move to a remote iceberg to avoid them.  But as we hear from Larry Shushansky, some relationships – especially those rooted in deep family connections – are hard to sever.  Sometimes what they require is sincere, thoughtful, and truly principled navigation.


Virginia native Larry Shushansky is a licensed social worker in private practice in Providence. He maintains the website IndependentEnough.com.

Frederic Reamer, PhD, brings sophistication to The Public's Radio as the producer of the compelling series This I Believe – New England, modeled on the national This I Believe project.Reamer's involvement...