The Hidden Father Wound: My Dad Loved Me, But There Were Things I Needed

The Hidden Father Wound: My Dad Loved Me, But There Were Things I Needed

July 6, 2026 · 9 min · Season 5 · Episode 39

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In this episode, Linda Brand reflects on the father wound and the emotional needs that were not met despite her father's love.

Send us Fan Mail My father loved me. He wasn't abusive. He wasn't a bad man. He worked hard, provided for our family, and did the best he could with what he had. Yet as I began reading Where Were You When I Needed You, Dad?, I realized something that changed how I viewed my own journey: My father loved me, and there were still things I needed that I didn't receive. In this deeply personal episode of Worthy & Abundant, I share my reflections on the father wound—not to blame our parents, bu...

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