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Strategies for overcoming a damaged father/daughter relationship Problems between fathers and daughters can damage a young girl's identity, convince her she's unloveable or without worth, and send her into unhealthy adult relationships. This groundbreaking book includes in-depth stories and case histories of a broad spectrum of women over 25 who have recovered and flourished in their professional and personal lives despite the lack of a father's recognition and affection. While the legacy of pain that these fathers leave is deep, there is much that can be done to alleviate and even conquer it. Using these women's stories as well as her insights from her private practice, the author outlines basic strategies to overcome the void left by an abusive, absent, alcoholic, mentally ill, irresponsible, selfish, or unloving father.Written by Sarah Simms Rosenthal who has a thriving practice in New York City Reveals how to understand the truth about your childhood Includes strategies for discovering and analyzing past adult relationship mistakes-both personal and professional Offers successful techniques for establishing new patterns of behavior The women whose stories are told in The Unavailable Father have learned to recognize and change the patterns instigated by their dysfunctional fathers and have moved forward, fulfilled.
Contents
Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONEDisapproving Father. Chapter Two: The Mentally Ill Father. Chapter Three: The Substance-Abusing Father. Chapter Four: The Abusive Father. Chapter Five: The Unreliable Father. Chapter Six: The Absent Father. PART TWO: The Path to Recovery. Chapter Seven: Assessing the Damage. Chapter Eight: The Path to Recovery. Resources for Readers. About the Author. Index.
