Press Highlights
2025
Wednesday, November 19,2025 - Reader's Digest - Why Do Adult Siblings Stop Speaking? The Psychology of Sibling Estrangement - and How to Heal
https://www.rd.com/article/adult-sibling-estrangement/?
Thursday, Sept 11, 2025 - yourtango.com
Woman Questions If She Should Disown Sister Who Got One Final Act Of Revenge At Her Cheating Ex-Husband’s Funeral
https://www.yourtango.com/family/woman-questions-disown-sister-got-revenge-ex-husband-funeral
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - yourtango.com
11 Ways Millennial Parents Actually Train Their Kids To Disrespect Them
https://www.yourtango.com/family/ways-millennial-parents-actually-train-kids-disrespect-them
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - Bored Panda
Woman Needs Support From Family After Devastating News, Gets Drama Instead After SIL Feels Outshined
https://www.boredpanda.com/woman-shares-cancer-news-after-pregnancy-reveal/
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - Refinery29.com
Estranged Family: What is the Impact of Cutting Ties?
https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/estranged-family-members-relationships
Thursday, March 15, 2025 - Parade/AOL
40 Siblings of Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Sociopaths Describe What their Lives Look Like
https://www.aol.com/she-not-family-67-heartbreaking-053102966.html
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - BuzzFeed
I Thought My Sister and I Would Be There for Each Other through Anything. Then, She Testified against Me In My Own Custody Trial
Friday, February 21, 2025 - New York Magazine "The Cut"
What Do I Owe My Sister?
https://www.thecut.com/article/sister-is-cutting-out-relatives-family-wrong-no-contact.html
February 2, 2025 - For Love of Recovery Podcast features FSC - https://www.forloveofrecovery.com/podcast/my-sibling-and-i-are-estranged-fern-schumer-chapman
2024
Dec. 13, 2024 - Bored Panda “AITA For Refusing To Babysit After My Sister Demanded I Stop Bringing My BF To Family Events?”
https://www.boredpanda.com/man-refuses-babysit-homophobic-sisters-kid/
Nov. 12, 2024 - Secret Life of Mom -
https://secretlifeofmom.com/sibling-rivalries-adult-siblings-drift-apart/
Nov 11, 2024 - Women's World -
November 6, 2024 - yahoo!life - "The Advice Therapists Give People Considering Severing Ties With Family Over Politics" https://uk.style.yahoo.com/advice-therapists-people-considering-severing-104527962.html?
November 3, 2024 - HuffPost - "The Advice Therapists Give People Considering Severing Ties With Family Over Politics"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/advice-family-estrangement-politics-ano_l_6723db99e4b00acf55d94798
Oct. 23, 2024 - Jewish Chicago - The JUF Magazine - https://www.jewish-chicago.org/Mag/tmpl-article.aspx?
October 8, 2024 - Healthy Love and Money podcast -
https://www.healthyloveandmoney.com/podcasts/healthy-love-and-money/episodes/2148869464
Sept. 16, 2024 - Refinery29 "The Pain and Peace of Familial Estrangement" https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/estranged-family-members-relationships
March 22, 2024 - Bite Your Tongue podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZAHmfFjJI
February 9, 2024 - Bored Panda - https://www.boredpanda.com/father-debates-cutting-contact-son/
January 24, 2024 - The New York Times, "My Sister and I Didn't Speak for Decades. Could a Baby Change that?" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/well/live/baby-family-distance-relationship-terms.html
2023
December 12, 2023 Bottom Line Inc. "Oh Brother (or Sister)"
November 3, 2023 - HuffPost - "How to Put an End to Sibling Rivalry Once and For All"
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-does-a-sibling-rivalry-become-toxic_l_65429a33e4b00f9ca31e456f?
September 26, 2023 - fashionjournal.com, "Can you ever outgrow sister jealousy?"
https://fashionjournal.com.au/life/outgrow-sister-jealousy/
September 11, 2023 - Glam.com, "What To Do When Your Sibling And Partner Can't Seem To Get Along"
https://www.glam.com/1389836/what-to-do-sibling-partner-can-not-get-along/
July 20, 2023 - They're Driving Me Nuts! podcast
Feb. 5, 2023 - BBC-Wales on sibling estrangement
January 20, 2023 - HuffPost.com - The Advice Therapists Give Families Estranged by Politics
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/advice-family-estrangement-politics_l_6369630ee4b0eb51ab13079a
January 10, 2023 - USA Today - Prince Harry, Prince William and never-ending sibling rivalry
2022
December 22, 2022 - Deseret News -https://www.deseret.com/2022/12/21/23517721/1-in-4-americans-is-estranged-from-their-family-members?fbclid=IwAR1cicS_-uNLZzuQ6EtvQad_B9dHra3xHt2XOMyxL4ncBoLcMMPlYntEs-0
November 24, 2022 - After decades of estrangement, my brother and I did an interview about our reconciliation with a North Carolina pubic radio station. Other public radio stations around the country are running the story during the holidays.
https://www.wunc.org/tags/fern-schumer-chapman
May 9, 2022 - featured in Elie Tesher's column in the Toronto Star
April 2022 - Seattle's Child - FSC feature on how reading helps children develop empathy.
https://www.seattleschild.com/no-bikes-on-green-lake-inner-loop/
Friday, April 8 - WLFA-TV, BLOOM, Tampa, FL
https://www.wfla.com/video/rebuilding-a-sibling-relationship/7589462/
Friday, April 8 - today.com feature on Brothers, Sisters, Strangers
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Brothers, Sisters, Strangers podcast interviews FSC to celebrate one-year anniversary of her book.
Friday, April 1, 2022 -The Editorial Board features a review FSC wrote 35 years ago.
March 4, 2022 - Pittsburgh Parent -https://www.pittsburghparent.com/how-reading-helps-young-children-understand-big-emotions/
Friday, Feb.18, 2022 - First radio interview with my formerly estranged brother on a North Carolina public radio station.
2021
December 16, 2021 - WUSA9-TV, Washington, DC feature on "Good Day."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGv-KRziTeE
December 14, 2021 - WDUN- radio, Gainesville, Georgia
December 9, 2021 - The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah
November 30, 2021 - KELO Newstalk, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
https://omny.fm/shows/greg-belfrage-podcasts/fern-schumer-chapman
November 19, 2021 - Syndicated book reviewer's Holiday 2021 Gift Giving Guide includes Brothers, Sisters, Strangers
November 18, 2021 - Louisville Courier-Journal / Yahoo.com
https://news.yahoo.com/unruly-uncles-infuriating-laws-7-101004818.html
November 15, 2021 - WBBM Newsradio 780, Chicago,
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/holidays-rules-and-limitations-a-must-for-family
November, 2021 - Boomer Magazine features Brothers, Sisters, Strangers
https://www.boomermagazine.com/sibling-estrangement-and-the-road-to-reconciliation/
October 31, 2021 - Odessa American op-ed essay, "Censorship creeps into curriculum when it goes unchallenged"
Essay also ran in other newspapers around the country.
October 27, 2021 - KSHB 41- Kansas City
Story in response to USAToday article about Holocaust denial.
October 26, 2021 - Elaine Houston podcast https://wnyt.com/elainehoustonpodcast/
October 18, 2021 - USAToday op-ed piece, "Texas school official Holocaust remark invalidates pain of generations"
Article picked up by yahoo.com
October 7, 2021 - OprahDaily - https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/relationships-love/a29609819/signs-of-toxic-family/?fbclid=IwAR279n1qPsWb7_mbuelie79M8WQLPfyptGV_1_1SwxdXQRDfRyHKqAyZIOs
Article picked up by Yahoo.com.
September 3, 2021 - Today in Nashville - News 4, Nashville
September, 2021 - The Eden Magazine
September, 2021 - San Diego Woman Magazine feature
https://online.flipbuilder.com/eirq/wzac/
August 29, 2021 - Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear
https://www.podcastone.com/episode/Fern-Schumer-Chapman_Seg-2--8-29-21
August 20, 2021 - book review, The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia
August 16, 2021 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution article
https://www.ajc.com/life/opinion-the-shame-of-sibling-estrangement/HDZC6IAOYNAFZNW6DZMGBFZQGE/
August 14,2021 - Ebella Magazine
https://www.ebellamag.com/importance-of-relationships
August 12, 2021 - 9&10 News, northern Michigan TV station
August 11, 2021 - WHO-TV, Des Moine, Iowa
https://who13.com/hello-iowa/advice-for-broken-family-relationships/
August 10, 2021 - Fox-19 NOW - Cincinnati, Ohio
August 1, 2021 - Modern Professional article
https://modernprofessional.co/why-sibling-relationships-matter/
July 29, 2021 - Bloom - News Channel 8 WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL
https://www.wfla.com/bloom/mending-sibling-estrangement/
July 23, 2021 - KWQC - TV, Davenport, IA
https://www.kwqc.com/2021/07/20/brothers-sisters-strangers/
July 11, 2021 - Woman Around Town article -
July 6,2021 - KGMI News Talk, Bellingham, WA
https://kgmi.com/podcasts/fern-schumer-chapman-sibling-estrangement-and-the-road-to-reconciliation/
July 3, 2021 - Inspirational Women podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/inspirational-women/sibling-estrangement-affects-JofRSnDszjE/
June 14, 2021 - USA Today features "Brothers, Sisters, Strangers."
June 10, 2021 - The Curiosity Hour podcast interviews FSC
https://soundcloud.com/thecuriosityhourpodcast/s10-e189-fern_schumer_chapman
June 7, 2021 - Therapy for Real Life podcast interviews FSC
May 4, 2021 - WGTD Radio, Kenosha WIsconsin. The Morning Show with Greg Berg
April 15, 2021 - Keen On Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/ec/podcast/fern-schumer-chapman-on-sibling-estrangement-road-to/id1448694012?i=1000517526150&l=en
April 7, 2021 - Today.com
https://www.today.com/health/sibling-estrangement-can-have-devastating-impact-how-reconnect-t214020
April 7, 2021 - Medium
https://betterhumans.pub/committing-to-reconciliation-with-a-sibling-dac636422746
April 7, 2021 - The Fix
https://www.thefix.com/addiction-and-estrangement
April 3, 2021 - Brothers, Sisters Strangers podcast - Author interview, "The Book on Sibling Estrangement"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIUzzfnSUzc
January 1, 2021 - ClickonDetroit (Graham Media Group) How to Talk to Your Children About Stress
2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - KITV 4 ABC Island News - Honolulu, Hawaii - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenqXAHKu_s
Monday, November 30 - ABC-10, Sacramento, CA https://www.abc10.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/your-california-life/happy-harper-thursdays/103-0537d5b6-9b97-4b42-ac84-1c07dacabe20
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - WHO13-TV, Des Moines, Iowa - https://who13.com/news/coronavirus/iowa-impacts/helping-kids-understand-a-socially-distant-holiday-season/
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - WSAZ-TV - Huntington, West Virginia -https://www.wsaz.com/2020/11/17/childrens-book-explains-why-kids-cant-be-with-family-during-holidays/
Monday, November 16, 2020 Featured on The Grandlife podcast: https://thegrandlife.libsyn.com
Monday, November 16, 2020 - Motherhood Moment blog -https://motherhood-moment.blogspot.com/2020/11/parenting-pointers-helping-kids.html
Friday, November 13, 2020 -
Monday, May 11, 2020 - interview, 'The Morning Show" with Greg Berg on WGTD- radio, 91.1 FM, 8 am. https://anchor.fm/wgtdsmorningshow/episodes/The-Morning-Show---51120--Fern-Schumer-Chapman-Grandparents--COVID-19-edtfgo
Monday, May 11, 2020 - "Good Day Chicago" - WFLD-TV - 8:45 am, appearance to discuss Happy Harper Thursdays. https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/682929
May 1, 2020 - LakeBluffStrong.com - https://www.lakebluffstrong.com/post/creative-neighbors-collaborate-on-children-s-book-about-covid-19
February 24, 2020 - "Man in the Arena" interviews FSC https://youtu.be/Ba55ARyiwms
January 27, 2020 - Daily Herald covers author visit for All School Reads program https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200124/author-visits-viking-middle-school
January 12, 2020 - Local papers report on upcoming event https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/author-holocaust-survivor-schedule-return-to-algonquin-middle-school/
2019
January 27, 2019 - Daily Herald covers school visit at Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake, IL https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190126/crystal-lake-eighth-graders-learn-history-firsthand-from-holocaust-survivor
January 15, 2019 - Northwest Herald covers upcoming speech for Woodstock Fine Arts Association at the Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL
2018
December 12, 2018 - Chicago Tribune covers author's school visit
June 14, 2018 - WGN- radio Rick Kogan's "After Hours" show
FSC segment begins at 44:00
After Hours with Rick Kogan: Musicians and more from the new Allstate Skyline Studios
April 27, 2018 - Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL
Feb 23,2018 - Daily Herald covers FSC school event at Jane Addams Junior High School:
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180223/schaumburg-students-hear-story-of-holocaust-escape-reunion
Jan.12, 2018 - ABC-7 newscast features FSC presentation at Algonquin Middle School
2017
June 14, 2018 - WGN- radio Rick Kogan's "After Hours" show
FSC segment begins at 44:00
After Hours with Rick Kogan: Musicians and more from the new Allstate Skyline Studios
2016
"After Hours" with Rick Kogan: http://wgnradio.com/2016/03/14/like-finding-my-twin-fern-schumer-chapmans-literary-connection-with-her-mothers-past/
2015
June 14, 2018 - WGN- radio Rick Kogan's "After Hours" show
FSC segment begins at 44:00
After Hours with Rick Kogan: Musicians and more from the new Allstate Skyline Studios
2014
WGTB Morning Show with Greg Berg: http://www.wgtd.org/Morning_Show.asp
The Oprah Winfrey Network, Lost and Found,(2014)