Adult Daughters of Emotionally Absent Fathers

Meredith Parker

• 31 januari 2026
• 9781806472734

Samenvatting:

Is your father's emotional absence still controlling your life?I get it. You grew up with a father who was physically there but emotionally absent. He showed up, but when you needed him? Nothing. Just silence or a tone that made you feel like an inconvenience.Inside this book you'll uncover: - The 5 types of emotionally absent fathers and why recognizing which one raised you is the first step to stopping the cycle (Page 18)- Why "he did his best" keeps you trapped in patterns that hurt you (Page 21)- How your nervous system learned to mistake emotional unavailability for attraction (Page 73)- The 7 manipulation tactics you experienced but didn't have words for (Page 51)- The 4 attachment styles created by abandonment and which one controls your relationships (Page 88)- The exact words that kept you small and how they still control your decisions (Page 29)- Why you sabotage relationships with good men before they can leave you first (Page 84)- How to set boundaries without over-explaining or justifying yourself (Page 175)- The physical symptoms that prove your body remembers what your mind forgot (Page 101)- Why you're exhausted even when you're successful (and what's really draining you) (Page 32)- When going "no contact" is self-preservation, not cruelty (Page 181)- The fantasy father keeping you stuck, and how to finally let him go (Page 113)