Parental Alienation: A Father’s 25-Year Legal Battle (S8E1)
Sat Jan 10 2026
Season 8 of the HourGLASS Podcast opens with a difficult but necessary conversation: parental alienation, a process in which one parent psychologically manipulates a child to unfairly reject, fear, or show hostility towards the other parent.Sometimes the tactics are obvious:
• Outgifting the other parent• Moving away to limit access• Controlling schedules and communicationOther times, they’re subtle but just as powerful:
• An eye roll when the other parent is mentioned• A sigh, a tone, a dismissive comment• Undermining words disguised as concernThese moments accumulate.The damage and estrangement can last a lifetime.In our Season 8 launch episode, we hear firsthand from Victor Dohleman, a Southern California manufacturing business owner and father whose three children were taken from his life through parental alienation. For 25 years, he has fought to maintain a relationship with them, spending over $250,000 in the California court system.At the heart of this season is one grounding truth: 🧡 Put the children first.That means:• Protecting their emotional safety• Refusing to make them choose sides• Preserving stability, continuity, and love, even when it’s painful🎙️ More at thehourglasspodcast.com
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Season 8 of the HourGLASS Podcast opens with a difficult but necessary conversation: parental alienation, a process in which one parent psychologically manipulates a child to unfairly reject, fear, or show hostility towards the other parent.Sometimes the tactics are obvious: • Outgifting the other parent• Moving away to limit access• Controlling schedules and communicationOther times, they’re subtle but just as powerful: • An eye roll when the other parent is mentioned• A sigh, a tone, a dismissive comment• Undermining words disguised as concernThese moments accumulate.The damage and estrangement can last a lifetime.In our Season 8 launch episode, we hear firsthand from Victor Dohleman, a Southern California manufacturing business owner and father whose three children were taken from his life through parental alienation. For 25 years, he has fought to maintain a relationship with them, spending over $250,000 in the California court system.At the heart of this season is one grounding truth: 🧡 Put the children first.That means:• Protecting their emotional safety• Refusing to make them choose sides• Preserving stability, continuity, and love, even when it’s painful🎙️ More at thehourglasspodcast.com