Mentoring Through The Maze

The Father Wound: What It Is, How It Affects Men, and How to Heal It.

Man sitting indoors with a thoughtful expression, representing reflecting on the father wound.

At a Glance: The Father Wound in Men The father wound is grief for the father you needed but never had. It isn’t a diagnosis but a deep, internal injury formed through emotional absence, criticism, unpredictability, or neglect — even when a father was technically “there.” It leaves men without a solid blueprint for masculinity. […]