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Father Wound

Break Unhealthy Patterns to Reclaim Your Worth and Power

Terri Cole, MSW, LCSW
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Year
2026
Language
English
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group

About

From bestselling author and psychotherapist Terri Cole comes The Father Wound, the first book of its kind on the impact of emotionally unavailable, absent, immature, or harmful father figures.

Damaging father-daughter relationships persist, creating lifelong problems for women into adulthood. In this first of its kind book, psychotherapist Terri Cole applies her unique wisdom to this often-ignored personal and societal phenomenon. Cole dispels myths, identifies the effects of father wounds, and offers a path to heal the resulting cycles of shame, guilt, and anger.

Father wounds aren't just caused by abusive fathers, or only apply to biological fathers. They also permeate relationships where father figures are inconsistent, emotionally unavailable, absent, or immature. Cole invites readers to understand their unique Father Wound Blueprint-a set of deeply ingrained beliefs, values, and behaviors based on childhood experience, culture, society, and family. Through this discovery, Cole moves readers into active healing, starting with the crucial step of grieving the father relationship, and providing tools that allow readers to reparent themselves, break intergenerational cycles, and reclaim joy, pleasure and sensuality.

"At its core, a father wound is a worthiness wound," writes Cole. "It's where you learned that you weren't good enough to be worthy of love and attention." With Cole's insightful guidance, filled with body-based somatic practices, integration exercises, and actionable steps, Father Wound helps readers move towards transformation, ensuring the healing work continues beyond reading. Terri Cole, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and relationship expert. For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs. She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable to support sustainable change. She inspires millions weekly through her blog, social media, courses, and her popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show. For more, see terricole.com.
Praise for Boundary Boss and Too Much:

"This powerful book is a clear path to deep healing work. If you're ready for true emotional freedom, let Boundary Boss show you the way. And thank you, Terri Cole! Your brilliant (and often hilarious!) guidance is a blessing to us all." -Kris Carr, New York Times bestselling author

"Not only does Terri have such actionable and poignant insights, but she approaches it with such levity and grace. I will never be the same after reading this book and suggest it to any modern woman of today." -Krista Williams, cohost of the Almost 30 podcast

Related Subjects

  • Dysfunctional Families
  • Family & Relationships
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General (Psychotherapy)
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychology
  • General (Personal Growth)
  • Personal Growth
  • Self-Help

Reviews

"Few relationships impact and shape a woman's inner world as deeply as the relationship she has, or does not have, with her father. In Father Wound, Terri Cole compassionately explores the lasting imprint the father wound has on a woman's relationships, self-worth, and sense of identity. Cole offers readers the gift of profound validation while also laying out a clear path toward healing the patterns that keep them from living the life and having the relationships they most deeply desire. This is a much-needed book that will move the needle for so many."
Vienna Pharaon, LMFT, best-selling author of The Origins of You
"Father wounds often live beyond conscious awareness, shaping how women protect themselves, attach to others, and survive emotional pain. In Father Wound, Terri Cole brings clinical expertise, psychological depth, and practical guidance to this essential topic, helping readers understand the roots of their suffering and begin the deeper work of healing."
Frank Anderson, MD, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and author of Transcending Trauma and To

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