About this episode

Jess shares her personal experience of growing up without a father and her healing journey.

In this deeply personal Father's Day episode, Jess shares her experience of growing up without her father present and reflects on the ways that absence shaped her identity, relationships, and sense of self. She opens up about the wounds that developed in the absence of a consistent father figure—including abandonment, low self-worth, people-pleasing, hyper-independence, and looking outside herself for validation, love, and belonging. Jess also shares her healing journey and the tools that have helped her reconnect with herself over the years, including traditional talk therapy, somatic therapy, mindset and subconscious work through To Be Magnetic (TBM), grief work, humor, supportive relationships, and learning to meet the needs she once hoped others would fulfill. This conversation is an honest reflection on what it means to grieve what you didn't receive, make sense of the patterns that emerged as a result, and slowly build a more compassionate relationship with yourself. Whether you grew up without a father, experienced childhood abandonment, or recognize yourself in the patterns of seeking approval, fearing rejection, or struggling to feel fully chosen, this episode is a…

People in this episode

Host: Jess Knapp

Topics covered

• father wound
• healing journey
• self-worth
• abandonment
• relationships
• self-love

Keywords

• father absence
• identity
• people-pleasing
• hyper-independence
• validation
• grief work
• self-compassion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: To Be Magnetic

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