Pre-order Releases Nov 17, 2026
Father Wound: Break Unhealthy Patterns to Reclaim Your Worth and Power
by Terri Cole , MSW and LCSW
About the book
Father Wound
The Hidden Wound Affecting Millions of Women
A father wound is a worthiness wound. Millions of women have one and don’t know it has a name. It's the inner voice telling you that you need to be different, better, or more accomplished to be worthy of love and consideration. We carry it into job interviews, first dates, and what we see in the mirror each and every day.
After nearly three decades in clinical practice, Terri Cole has seen how profoundly father-daughter relationships shape a woman's sense of self. When a father or father figure is absent, abusive, immature, or emotionally unavailable, the injury can show up as difficulty trusting others, chronic self-abandonment, and relational patterns we repeat without knowing why. And even daughters of loving fathers can carry a father wound, formed by family dynamics and the subtle or overt conditioning of a patriarchal society.
Healing is an inside job. It doesn't require your father's participation, presence, or approval, only your own. This work is for you, and about you.
In Father Wound, Terri guides you back to the origin of your wound to uncover your unique Father Wound Blueprint and identify how it's influencing your life today.
You'll learn how to:
• Mourn the father relationship you deserved
• Reparent yourself and break generational cycles
• Reclaim your joy, pleasure, and sensuality
• Become empowered and self-determined in your career, your life, and all your relationships
Through case studies, self-assessments, and nervous-system practices, you'll identify, honor, and integrate your father wound so you can reclaim your worth, boundaries, and relational power.
"When you heal your father wound, every relationship in your life positively shifts: romantic, platonic, professional, and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself, where real freedom begins."
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Details
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Publishing Group
- Authors
- Terri Cole , MSW , LCSW
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2026
- ISBN-13
- 9781649631886
- ISBN-10
- 164963188X
- Pages
- 288
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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