Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Wounds from primal relationships, such as those with mothers and fathers, run very deep. If your childhood involved an absent, addicted, or abusive father, you may have these “emotional ghosts”:

  • Low self-esteem
  • People-pleasing, approval-seeking, neediness, and co-dependency
  • Wishing and praying that your dad would change into the father you believe he should be
  • Feeling frequently angry, including repressed anger
  • Choosing romantic partners who remind you of your dad
  • Intimidation surrounding male authority figures

In this insightful and compassionate book, former psychotherapist Doreen Virtue and practicing clinical social worker Andrew Karpenko present a range of self-healing techniques to empower you to counsel your inner wounded child so that you can deal with men as a healthy functioning adult.

Whether you are a man or a woman, they help you to choose thriving, balanced relationships with the males in your life; open your heart to feeling safe receiving love; and reconnect with both divine feminine and masculine energies.

All of your painful experiences have happened for a reason. There are parts of your psyche calling out for attention. Healing your father wounds will free you from lingering feelings of emptiness and patterns of dysfunction with men—to pursue your passion and life purpose unfettered by the past. 

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Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Wounds from primal relationships, such as those with mothers and fathers, run very deep. If your childhood involved an absent, addicted, or abusive father, you may have these “emotional ghosts”:

  • Low self-esteem
  • People-pleasing, approval-seeking, neediness, and co-dependency
  • Wishing and praying that your dad would change into the father you believe he should be
  • Feeling frequently angry, including repressed anger
  • Choosing romantic partners who remind you of your dad
  • Intimidation surrounding male authority figures

In this insightful and compassionate book, former psychotherapist Doreen Virtue and practicing clinical social worker Andrew Karpenko present a range of self-healing techniques to empower you to counsel your inner wounded child so that you can deal with men as a healthy functioning adult.

Whether you are a man or a woman, they help you to choose thriving, balanced relationships with the males in your life; open your heart to feeling safe receiving love; and reconnect with both divine feminine and masculine energies.

All of your painful experiences have happened for a reason. There are parts of your psyche calling out for attention. Healing your father wounds will free you from lingering feelings of emptiness and patterns of dysfunction with men—to pursue your passion and life purpose unfettered by the past. 

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Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

Father Therapy: How to Heal Your Father Issues So You Can Enjoy Your Life

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Overview

Wounds from primal relationships, such as those with mothers and fathers, run very deep. If your childhood involved an absent, addicted, or abusive father, you may have these “emotional ghosts”:

  • Low self-esteem
  • People-pleasing, approval-seeking, neediness, and co-dependency
  • Wishing and praying that your dad would change into the father you believe he should be
  • Feeling frequently angry, including repressed anger
  • Choosing romantic partners who remind you of your dad
  • Intimidation surrounding male authority figures

In this insightful and compassionate book, former psychotherapist Doreen Virtue and practicing clinical social worker Andrew Karpenko present a range of self-healing techniques to empower you to counsel your inner wounded child so that you can deal with men as a healthy functioning adult.

Whether you are a man or a woman, they help you to choose thriving, balanced relationships with the males in your life; open your heart to feeling safe receiving love; and reconnect with both divine feminine and masculine energies.

All of your painful experiences have happened for a reason. There are parts of your psyche calling out for attention. Healing your father wounds will free you from lingering feelings of emptiness and patterns of dysfunction with men—to pursue your passion and life purpose unfettered by the past. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781401949297
Publisher: Hay House Inc.
Publication date: 08/08/2017
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Doreen Virtue is a best-selling author, a doctor of psychology, and a Christian who studies scripture. She has appeared onOprah, CNN, the BBC, The View, and Good Morning America, and has been featured in newspapers and magazines worldwide. For information on Doreen’s work, please visit her at AngelTherapy.com or Facebook.com/DoreenVirtue444. To enroll in her video courses, please visit www.HayHouseU.com and www.EarthAngel.com.

Andrew Karpenko holds a master of social work degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, and has worked within the mental health, drug and alcohol, and management areas since 2001. He blends intuition with his professional skills and knowledge to provide an integrated approach to healing emotional wounds and childhood issues. He conducts counseling sessions by telephone, e-mail, and live video. Website: www.facebook.com/AndrewKarpenkoAuthor

Table of Contents

Introduction: There Is Hope for Healing Father Wounds xi

Part I Understanding Father Wounds

Chapter 1 Exploring the Father Wound 3

Chapter 2 The Impact of Father Wounds 15

Chapter 3 Father Hunger and Other Archetypal Wound Patterns 29

Chapter 4 Wounded Men: Fatherhood and the "Hurt Little Boy" Within 39

Chapter 5 Healthy Father Figures and Balanced Male Energy 49

Part II Healing the Pain

Chapter 6 Bringing Your Emotions into the Light 63

Chapter 7 Working through Grief 75

Chapter 8 Working through Anger 85

Chapter 9 Accepting Your Feelings through Mindfulness 95

Chapter 10 Wounded-Child Therapy 105

Chapter 11 Reparenting Yourself: Reimagining Your Childhood and Life Story 119

Part III Spiritual Transcendence

Chapter 12 Divine Love: Healing Your Heart Spiritually 135

Chapter 13 Finding Peace: Life Lesson Integration 145

Chapter 14 Wisdom Gained from Father Wounds 155

Afterword: Your Continuing Journey with Father Therapy 161

Appendix: Community Resources and Therapy Options 165

Bibliography 167

About the Authors 169

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