Oprah’s “No Contact” Podcast Sparks Backlash on TikTok — And Millennials Are Choosing Themselves First

So, here’s tea.

The Oprah Winfrey stepped into the “no contact” conversation, and TikTok erupted. Thousands of users — and for the sake of this post, we’ll say millennials –took to the comments with one message: we choose ourselves over toxic family participation—period.

If you’ve somehow missed the conversation, “no contact” is a widely shared term across social media describing the moment a child decides to cut ties with a parent due to emotional trauma, neglect, or narcissistic abuse. And let’s be clear:
This is not a trend. Not a fad. Not a social media phase.
This is generational healing in motion.
This is the breaking of long-standing curses.
This is the rise of the divine feminine and a demand for higher-vibrational relationships.

And if you’re reading this, you already know exactly what time it is.


Millennials vs. Boomers: The Great Relationship Divide

What’s fascinating is watching this dialogue unfold online between two very different worlds: millennials (hi, it’s me ) and baby boomers (our parents… and Oprah). We’re witnessing a generational clash around accountability, emotional awareness, and what healthy family connection should look like.

For decades, many millennials endured childhood dynamics where our feelings were dismissed, our boundaries were mocked, and our emotional needs were ignored. Now that we are adults—with access to language, therapy, community, and spiritual wisdom—we’re saying:

“I love you, but I won’t sacrifice myself to stay connected to you.”

And THAT is what no contact is really about.

We’re not being dramatic.
We’re not being disrespectful.
We’re choosing peace, alignment, and emotional safety.

The Boundaries Bestie Speaks: Tiffany Marie on the Goddess Giselle Podcast

Recently on The Goddess Giselle Podcast, I sat down with the incredible Tiffany Marie—also known as The Boundaries Bestie on TikTok. Tiffany is one of the leading voices uplifting people who’ve taken the no contact route. With grace and clarity, she broke down the many real, legitimate reasons someone might sever ties with a parent—and how to rebuild your life afterward.

Her book, Mothered by Survival, is now on Amazon, and it’s a must-read for anyone navigating family trauma and healing their inner child.

Tiffany’s message is simple:
No contact is not cruelty. It’s protection. And often, it’s the last resort.


So Why Are People Mad at Oprah?

Two reasons:

1. She called the no contact movement a “trend” or “phenomenon.”

When someone with Oprah’s influence labels a healing movement as a fad, it feels dismissive—especially when thousands of people are sharing deeply personal, painful stories.

2. Oprah has lived no contact herself—but minimized that truth.

Many TikTok users are upset because Oprah, a baby boomer who once went no contact with her own family, stepped into this conversation without fully acknowledging that lived experience. Instead of validating the children who must distance themselves to survive emotionally, she offered equal weight to “the parent’s side.”

And that’s where it stings.

Because giving abusive parents equal airtime has always been a tactic that diminishes the child’s voice—and millennials are DONE being silenced.

Meanwhile in America… A New Law?

To make everything even messier, there are conversations in the Oval Office around proposals that would require children to take on aging parents’ debts and caregiving responsibilities—even if those parents were abusive.

Excuse me?
HOW, Sway?

The same generation we’re going no contact with wants legal protection to access our money, labor, and resources later in life? Girl… this ain’t mathing.

This is yet another example of how systems in this country have long prioritized the preservation of outdated family structures over the emotional wellbeing of the actual people living in them.

But guess what?
That era is ending.

We are in the Age of Aquarius, where the people rise, the truth rises, and anything built on control collapses.

Millennials Are Here to Disrupt the Dysfunction

Millennials disrupted every major system—work, education, entrepreneurship, wellness, technology, real estate—because we were born to correct what was broken.

We don’t “fall in line.”
We innovate.
We heal.
We evolve.

And when it comes to family relationships?
We’re not settling for pain masquerading as loyalty.

My Stand in This Movement

I stand with every millennial—and every adult child—who has chosen no contact to save themselves. Healing requires courage. Walking away from family requires soul strength. And choosing yourself? That requires divine alignment.

If you or someone you love is navigating a harmful parent-child dynamic, I encourage you to explore the TikTok no contact community. Listen to the stories. Learn the signs. Trust your intuition.

And yes—give Oprah’s no contact podcast episode a listen.
Do you agree with her approach?
Or did it rub you the wrong way, too?

Drop your thoughts in the comments. Let’s talk about it openly, honestly, and without fear.

Because on Giselle Avenue, your truth is welcome.

This revolution we’re living through?
It’s not about rebellion.
It’s about authenticity.
It’s about becoming exactly who you were called to be.

And like my daughter Phoenix, we rise from the ashes every single time.
Now let’s step boldly into this era of high-vibrational living.

Ascend.


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