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If you listen to a podcast like ours, you\u2019re probably familiar with the phrase \u201cdaddy issues.\u201d A more accurate way to understand daddy issues is as a form of attachment wounding, which describes situations where our adult relationships are affected by complicated, difficult, or traumatic experiences we had as a child.\xa0\nIn this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick explore what daddy issues are, how they relate to attachment theory, sexism and the broader social and historical context, different forms of attachment wounding, and a simple way to understand your attachment style. They then walk through four common sets of symptoms and challenges related to attachment wounding, and what a person can do to move toward secure attachment.\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You\xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n1:50: What are daddy issues?\n6:35: Parental roles and symptoms of attachment wounding\xa0\n13:35: How attachment patterns are created\n19:35: Yearning for narcissistic supplies\n22:10: Gendered dynamics, and the pejorative use of the phrase \u201cdaddy issues\u201d\n28:20: Claiming your power\n31:15: Forming a coherent narrative, and looking for what was missing\n34:50: A simple method for assessing your attachment style\n41:50: Social support\n44:10: Who you are to others, and meeting person to person\n50:55: Situation #1: How to deal with fears of abandonment and being alone\n55:00: Situation #2: \u201cI need a lot of reassurance and external validation.\u201d\n58:10: Situation #3: Fears related to emotional vulnerability\n1:05:15: Situation #4: \u201cI keep dating the same (problematic) kind of person.\u201d\n1:10:30: Making deliberate effort\n1:14:50: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nNew Program From Rick! If you want to break old patterns and step out of the familiar scripts that hold you back, Rick's Change Your Mind online course is for you. It's a 6-week program starting March 18 designed to help you step out of old assumptions and attitudes and into new, helpful thoughts about yourself and others. Visit RickHanson.net/ChangeYourMind to learn more and get 20% with coupon code BeingWell20.\nSponsors: This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website