Tag: father wound

• The Man Who Held Me Up.

  A reflection on the first person who ever saw me. (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “Where no one else looks, love finds a way.” — Unknown A Name I Hadn’t Heard in Thirty Years. I’ve been writing again. Publishing again. Putting the messy, honest, unfinished parts of my…

  Sara McGuire

  May 15, 2026

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  abuse, being seen, c-PTSD, childhood emotional neglect, church, connection, cptsd, depression, emotional healing, family, father figure, father wound, fiction, healing, inner child, life, love, memory, mental health, self help, self-worth, therapy, trauma, validation, writing

• The Wound Beneath Everything

  “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi A reflection on finally letting myself feel what I’ve been carrying. I started this morning with coffee, my cat Nacho curled up warm on my lap, and two journaling guides I’ve been meaning to work through. I didn’t know I was about to…

  Sara McGuire

  May 6, 2026

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  childhood trauma, codependency, emotional neglect, father wound, healing, inner child, life, love, mental health, patterns, self discovery, self help, self love, therapy, trauma, wellness, worthiness, writing