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Feb 2023
1h 24m

Daddy Issues: Attachment Wounding, Deali...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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If you listen to a podcast like ours, you’re probably familiar with the phrase “daddy issues.” A more accurate way to understand daddy issues is as a form of attachment wounding, which describes situations where our adult relationships are affected by complicated, difficult, or traumatic experiences we had as a child.  In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick e ... Show More
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