When a father is emotionally unavailable, children don't just feel the loss — they fill it. This post explores the roles we take on to survive emotional absence, what that costs us, and how to begin separating survival strategies from true identity.

The father wound isn't only about absent fathers. It's about every gap between what you needed and what was given — and how that gap quietly shaped your sense of worth, safety, and love. This post explores what the father wound really is, how it moves through your life, and what it means to begin healing it.