The Parental Discard Pathways App is Here | It is Free
The first model of Parental Discard ever introduced. No blame. No sales. No scroll. Daily & Interactive
Named. Defined. Built.
Parental Discard is identified, defined, has behavioral basis, is a measurable framework and is global.
Parental Discard did not come from nowhere. It came from neurological data, generational studies, real voices, real experiences, federal data, judicial proceedings, years of documented patterns across countries, cultures, and every walk of life. It is global and it is provable.
Millions of families and not one study put together the calamity that spans a generation and the globe. Now, it is Documented.
The phenomenon was already there. The research already supported it. At that time, what was missing was the identification of this phenomenon. Unlike any recorded family dynamics in history, the patterns, the definition, how to measure it, and a framework the data already confirmed. Read about it at parentaldiscard.com
THE WRONG ADVICE IS DOING THE DAMAGE
When existing, or living, within the frameworks of Parental Discards applying estrangement protocol does not work. What I found inside that research was that estrangement advice was not helping families. It was harming them. The language was wrong. The framework was wrong.
The neurological cost is real and it is compounding. Cortisol. Sleep. Memory. Mental Health. Immune function. New cell growth that chronic stress slows down. The original and biological injury is the discard. The estrangement definition and advice compounds the injuries at every level. Oftentimes leading to complete deterioration, confusion, and a shame-blame cycle that is not bearable. That is what needs to change.
SO I BUILT IT
How do I reach the people who need this before the scroll, the searching, library of books, misguided advice and the late nights before more damage is created?
So I built it. And I use it.
🚫 Estrangement advice. 🚫 Scroll.
✅ Parental Discard strategies. ✅ Private, confidential, and free.
WHAT IS INSIDE
The Parental Discard Pathways App is a free, private, daily tool. No login. No account. No one sees your data.
Today, Under Your Sky.
The day, the date, a painted sky you set, an energy slider, and three small reachable goals.
The Jar.
A daily record of body, focus, food, activity, sleep, and how the day was, in your own colors, filling toward the week or month. Your data will be preserved for you to determine your successes and challenges. Not just one month, but as long as you need it.
My Calendar.
Your trigger dates marked, your plan written before they arrive, your milestones recorded after.
The calendar combines the entire scope of the web-app from the tools to events you want to keep.
Pattern tasks and rumination run on the same brain circuits, and those circuits cannot run both at once. Every tool in the Builder was designed to occupy those circuits before rumination does.
The Parental Discard Builder.
Breathe, Grounding, Sequence Memory, Word Find, Match, Tetris, the Rumination Interrupter, and Personal Reflections. Eight tools built for the thinking patterns Parental Discard produces.
🧠🤫🙃 Create.
Working with your hands settles a brain that thinking cannot. Mandalas, free draw, pinned notes, photos, your own cards and more.
My Progress.
Days, points, personal bests, and Before and After from your first recorded day to your latest. New pathways, measured.
The Research Series I have been writing here on Substack is still ongoing. The build of the Pathways App took precedence. 🔗
FROM THE M.F. Shaw MSPSY
~~I built this App because no one else would. Yes, I use it. Recording your days knowing you are not alone, helps.
M.F. Shaw, MSPSY
🚫 Estrangement advice. 🚫 Scroll.
✅ Parental Discard strategies. ✅ Private, confidential, and free.
Read The Introductory App Details
iPhone: Open in Safari, tap Share, tap Add to Home Screen. Android: Open in Chrome, tap three dots, tap Install app.
The full definition: parentaldiscard.com/parental-discard
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