My brother cheated me out of my inheritance! or something like that, we typically encounter the sensitive issue of inheritance in counseling and psychotherapy, and it often touches on one of the darkest chapters in a familys history. Insecure parents who want to share their inheritance fairly face disappointed children who feel disadvantaged. The opening of the will, which irrevocably expresses the last will of the parents, can therefore set off an avalanche and quickly fuel escalating conflicts between the inheriting children. In the process, unresolved conflicts that go deep into family history can be washed up, because the distribution of inheritance brings to light what everyone has always suspected: Even at the end of their lives, parents still favor their favorite children - to the detriment of the unloved ones. The sibling relationship is put to a hard test, and many break up as a result. In her book, Christiane Wempe provides practical suggestions and shows counselors and psychotherapists how they can support people in processing such upsetting experiences and the often fatal consequences for family dynamics.