Terri Cole: Your Unhealed Wounds Are Running Your Life (& How to Finally Be Free)

"It was 30 years ago. I should be over it by now." No, you shouldn't be. And you won't be, until you deal with it.

Terri Cole is back. She's a psychotherapist with 30 years in the chair, she's helped tens of thousands of people across the globe, and her new book, Father Wound, goes straight at the thing most of us have spent our whole lives working around.

This one got me. Five minutes in, I had homework. We get into why you can't skip the messy middle and jump straight to "he did the best he could," how the relationship with your father quietly shapes who you date, how you work, and why you can't stop proving yourself, and what it takes to be mended instead of just high-functioning. Terri also opens up about her own dad, including the story she didn't learn until after he died.

In this episode:

Why you can't jump to grace, and what has to come first How to mourn the father you wanted so you can accept the one you got The question that changed everything for Terri: can you feel loved by the way he was capable of loving you? Why healing your father wound has nothing to do with your father (you don't even have to tell him) Why his changed behavior won't heal your wound The hidden signs of a father wound: people-pleasing, perfectionism, hyper-independence, and working for love "Co-wounding": how your other parent made it better or worse Why you either talk it out or act it out If you've ever turned your pain into achievement and still felt like something was missing, this conversation is for you.

Get Terri's book, Father Wound: https://fatherwoundbook.com/

Pre-order and submit your receipt on the site to get access to Terri's 3-hour virtual retreat on October 24.

Connect with Terri Cole:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terricole/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/terricoleny

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