6. Daddy Issues, We All Got 'Em

"Daddy Issues, We All Got 'Em"

You’ve heard the phrase. You’ve laughed at the memes. But today, we’re going deeper — way deeper.

In this episode of Collectively Unhinged: Therapy Talk, we’re unpacking “daddy issues” through a clinical lens. Spoiler alert: it’s not just about dating older men or absentee fathers. We’re talking about emotional wounds, attachment patterns, and how early paternal dynamics shape how we love, trust, and set boundaries as adults.

We cover:

• What “daddy issues” really mean (no shame, just insight)
• How they show up in dating, emotional over-functioning, and boundary struggles
• What healing the father wound actually looks like — therapy, reparenting, and reclaiming self-worth

Whether your dad was absent, overly critical, emotionally distant, or blurred every boundary — this episode is for you. Because the truth is: many of us are still untangling how those early dynamics shaped us.

Trigger questions to explore:

• Do you struggle to trust others but over-give in relationships?

• Do you choose emotionally unavailable partners?

• Do you feel unseen, unheard, or never “enough”?

Tune in for truth, tools, and a little collective unhinging as we normalize the healing process.

Listen now and share with someone who needs this episode.

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🎵 INTRO MUSIC:

“Good Night” by FASSounds

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