The Daughter With Daddy Issues

Shalina is back, and she's not holding back. She breaks down exactly how growing up without a father wired her to settle for the bare minimum from men, and how a narcissistic ex straight-up weaponized that daddy wound against her. Tune in to find out why fatherless daughters keep bending over backwards to prove their worth to men who don't deserve it, how your body clocked the wrong man before you...

Shalina tracked her father down through a government database and showed up at his house at 23. Listen to this episode to find out what happens when you finally find your father. The two also unpack what it is like to experience a block/unblock dynamic with your father on WhatsApp, the South Asian double standard where single moms carry the shame while absent dads walk free, and why choosing not t...

Sarzana and Shalina finally meet IRL (well, on mic) after almost a year of texting, venting, and bonding over their shared daddy issues. What starts as giggles about being "happy depressed" and "being single" quickly goes deep. Meet Shalina: Counselor, criminology grad, musician, singer, producer, resume writer, and advocate for survivors of financial abuse, narcissistic abuse, and domestic violen...

In this episode, Maria shares her experience of mirroring her father so closely that she sometimes loses her own identity. She traces her disorganized attachment back to her parents' immigrant hustle. She admires his relentless entrepreneurial drive, even as she struggles to reconcile it with the control he's exerted over her life choices, and what her one wish is from him. Learn more about Maria...

In this candid conversation, Shupa unpacks the complex dynamics of her relationship with her father and how those formative experiences shaped who she is today. Learn more about Maria and Shupa's early-stage startup built for South Asian women—diagnosed, self-diagnosed, and questioning—living with undiagnosed autism and/or ADHD at neurokin.ca . Show us some love by subscribing to our Youtube chann...

Welcome to The Daughter With Daddy Issues Podcast Season 2.

Support this show today on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDaughterWithDaddyIssues/membership In this raw, real, and vulnerable season finale, Sarzana shares a piece of her own personal story — and asks the question many of us have silently carried: How could what happened in my childhood… or what I watched my mother survive… show up again in my own adult relationships? She opens up about surv...

If you’ve ever felt like your voice didn’t matter—like you had to explain yourself over and over again just to be dismissed… this space is for you. This episode is for anyone who was misunderstood and made to feel like they were the problem. We dive deeper into what it means to be chronically misunderstood — especially by those who were supposed to love us best — and how those scars can quietly te...

Ever felt like no matter how hard you try, the words that come from your heart never quite land? Or worse, they get twisted into something you never intended? This episode is for anyone who’s ever been misunderstood, misjudged, or felt like their truth wasn’t seen. What’s the difference between misunderstanding and misjudgment—and why does it matter? How does being misunderstood and misjudged chip...

Seven Failures, Seven Wins, and Priceless Lessons! It's been a year since I started this podcast and on this episode I share some facepalm moments, some oh-my-gosh-yaaaay moments and a lot of lessons that I am excited to carry with me for a lifetime... Tune in! :)

In this episode, I have an incredible chat with Adrienne Harris , a Numerologist, Self-love & Relationship Coach , and healer, about the wisdom found in Numerology and how understanding our energetic codes can reveal our strengths. We discuss the balance between masculine and feminine energy , the impact of not having a father’s protection, and how hyperindependence can stem from trauma. Adrie...

In this episode, I express gratitude for 2024 (the year I started this podcast!), and for everyone who has been on this journey with me. I share little summaries of the episodes I have published so far and my plans and dreams for 2025! This is a promise to turn all the hardships and pain from 2024 into a purpose. To all those who came to my podcast as a guest, my heartfelt gratitude to you. To tho...

In this episode, I share the story of how I came about choosing the title for my podcast The Daughter With Daddy Issues, and my "whys" behind creating this.

Trigger Warning: Conversations around Depression; Grieving Death. In this episode, our guest Shaheer brings courage, vulnerability and awe-inspiring resilience as he describes his relationship with his father in childhood, and the eventual passing away of his father from depression, which Shaheer heartbreakingly named, “the death of despair.” We delve into the importance of grieving, the importanc...

If I could say anything to the woman that my father had an affair with while he was married to my mother, this is what I would tell her.

Step into Episode 06, where we are honoured to share the courageous journey of Poonam. A mother to three beautiful sons, Poonam embodies invincible strength, admirable vulnerability, and unwavering resilience as she shares her powerful story with us. Tune in today as we explore father wounds, childhood traumas, and invaluable insights together! TW: childhood sexual trauma

TW: Mention of domestic violence, physical ab*se, childhood s*xual ab*se. In this episode, I explore why I used to get defensive when someone would express concerns about adult children of divorced parents not being able to be suitable romantic partners or spouses. And why I agree with it now... to some extent. And why healing is so important for all of us to show up as confident, compassionate, c...

TW: physical ab*se. This is a spoken word that I attempted, titled "Sketchbooks and Doodle Pads", exploring concepts of procrastination, self-doubt, low self-worth, lack of self-belief, growing up with narcissistic tendencies from our fathers, and finally attempting to break free from our own self-limiting patterns.

[Trigger Warning: One mention of S*icide Ideation.] In this episode, we briefly explore how abandonment wounds, rooted in emotional neglect or the absence of consistent care during formative years, can lead individuals to develop coping mechanisms that may compromise their authentic expression. The fear of rejection or abandonment can drive people to suppress certain aspects of their true selves i...

TW: #suicideideation #sexualassault #physicalabuse Reminiscing the moment I told my therapist that I think I have daddy issues; how I felt about the term "daddy issues" at the time; finding connection between limerance, attachment, staying in a cycle of being infatuated as a coping mechanism; modern-day and pop-culture implications and interpretations of the term "daddy issues" and what that may e...

The first step is one of the hardest! Episode 1 is my first step in this journey where we start exploring the complexities and nuances of father-daughter relationships. In this episode, we briefly touch upon the different ways father wounds can manifest in our relationships with ourselves and others.