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GRWM Episode #3: The Father Wound
When you think of Father’s Day, what comes up for you? Is it a day where you love celebrating your Dad? Or is it hard for you?
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When I was a kid and my Dad lived three hours away, I would have told you it was hard because I felt a bit abandoned, even though I knew he loved me. He wasn’t in my everyday life, except every other weekend and lots of phone calls. My heart couldn’t comprehend it.
14 years ago when he passed suddenly, and all that abandonment came back, I never thought I’d be able to celebrate Father’s Day again. For years I cried about the loss on that day, but I found out early…
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