The fatherless daughter project
Subtitle: understanding our losses and reclaiming our lives
By: Denna D. Babul, RN, and Karin Luise, PhD
Contributors: Luise, Karin, author
Publisher: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781594633690
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Loss (Psychology); Children of single parents; Parent and adult child
Description: "Drawing on interviews with over 5000 women who became fatherless due to death, divorce, neglect, and outright abandonment, the authors have found that fatherless daughters tend to push their emotions underground. These issues in turn become distinct patterns in their relationships as adult women and they often can't figure out why. Delivered with compassion and expertise, this book allows readers support and understanding they never had when they first needed it, and it encourages the conversation to continue"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: You Have Lost Your Father; title: Death, Divorce, Desertion, and Other Ways Fathers Leave; title: Timing of the Loss; title: Family Dynamics; title: Relationships; title: Coping Mechanisms: Finding Healthy Ways to Handle Your Pain; title: Missing Your Dad; title: Moving Forward: Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually.