THE FATHER WOUND: WHAT YOUR BODY STORES WHEN DAD WASN'T SAFE
The father wound doesn't stay in childhood — it gets stored in your body.
In this episode, counselor and author Elisha walks through the neuroscience of how your earliest
experience of your father (or his absence) created an attachment imprint in your nervous system —
one that may still be shaping how you relate to men, to God, and to your own sense of safety.
Whether your father was physically absent, emotionally unavailable, volatile, or simply
never had the tools to give you what you needed — this episode is for you.
What you'll learn:
→ What the "father wound" actually means (beyond the buzzword)
→ How the amygdala and vagus nerve store paternal attachment without a timestamp
→ The three places the father wound shows up: your body, your relationships, and your theology
→ Four movements toward rerouting the father template at the nervous system level
→ A guided 3-minute somatic breathing practice to begin regulating the stored wound
→ Why struggling in prayer might be a nervous system response, not a faith failure
This episode is clinical AND pastoral — because healing the father wound requires both
the language of neuroscience and the presence of a safe God.
📥 FREE RESOURCE — THE S.T.A.R.T. GUIDE:
Your step-by-step guide to somatic regulation for trauma survivors.
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💬 WORK WITH ELISHA:
Restoring You Christian Counseling is accepting new clients.
→ https://www.restoringyouchristiancounseling.com/
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