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155. The Intersection of Neuroscience & Faith in the Healing Process of Father Wounds with Giji Mischel Dennard

Oct 22, 2024

54:45

Themes: Father Wounds, Familial Relationships, Healing

Episode:

How is your relationship with your father? Many people carry with them father wounds, and don’t quite know what to do with them or how to process them. In this episode, Giji Mischel Dennard discusses how to process these wounds.

Giji’s journey began with the pivotal moment of meeting her father at the age of 17. This encounter sparked a life-long passion for understanding and fostering healthy father-child relationships. Her professional journey of over 20 years includes leading roles in multinational corporations and training thousands of professionals. She is the author of four acclaimed books where she explores themes of healing father-child relationships, unleashing personal and professional greatness, and the pursuit of passion. Listen in to hear her story and how you can begin to heal your father-child relationships.

Show Notes:

- Giji’s first contact with her father the night before her high school graduation

- How growing up without her father impacted her childhood

- Identity validation upon meeting her father in person for the first time

- The impacts of meeting her siblings and how each relationship differed

- Writing a manuscript with her father about their first meeting

- Creating a book of similar stories that led to her calling of helping to heal father-child relationships

- The five father archetypes

- Giji’s relationship with her father vs with her mother

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