117: The Father Wound - How It Shapes the Way You Love, Trust, and Choose

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The father wound isn’t just about your father. It’s about the beliefs you formed about yourself when you didn’t feel fully seen, safe, protected, chosen, or emotionally met. In this second episode of my When Father’s Day Feels Complicated series, we’re exploring how those beliefs can quietly shape the way you love, trust, and choose long after childhood.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">I’ll share some of my own experiences with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and trying to earn love, while helping you recognize the patterns that may still be influencing your relationships today. We’ll talk about why familiar doesn’t always mean healthy, how the father wound can impact self-trust, and what it means to begin choosing from your worth instead of your wound.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">What You'll Learn</span></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why the father wound goes beyond your relationship with your father</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The beliefs that often develop when emotional needs go unmet in childhood</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How the father wound can affect the way you love, trust, and choose in adulthood</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Why familiar relationship patterns can feel so difficult to break</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The connection between father wounds and self-trust</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">How to recognize when you're choosing from old wounds instead of your worth</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Reflection questions to help you explore your own patterns with compassion</span></li></ul><p></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Resources:</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Your FREE Forgive Yourself resources: </span><a href="https://brendareisscoaching.com/resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://brendareisscoaching.com/resources/</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you struggling with a situation or a person in your life? Wondering if you are ready to work on forgiving yourself? Take our quiz to find out your emotional IQ and how this impacts your ability to forgive: </span><a href="https://archetype.brendareisscoaching.com/sf/357cdc60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://archetype.brendareisscoaching.com/sf/357cdc60</a></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(21, 21, 21);">Brenda’s Website/Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://brendareisscoaching.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Brenda.Reiss.Coach/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brendareisscoaching/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendareiss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>