United Kingdom, Sept. 24 -- Farrah Abraham cut contact with her parents because they didn't give her "a safe space".

The former Teen Mom star has reflected on her fractured relationship with mother Debra Danielson and father Michael Abraham, and explained how she embrace a 12-step relationship programme and inventory.

Speaking to E! News, she explained: "That's going down your mom, your dad, maybe some people you dated, some others - relationships that stand out to you, that may have impacted you in a good way or a bad.

"Then by the end of that, you see, 'Hey, what are these patterns that I've allowed in my life with people?'

"And number one was giving my love for protection, and I never got protection from anyone in my life.

"That's...