Lost Fathers

by Herring, Laraine

• ISBN13: 9781592851553
• ISBN10: 159285155X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-15
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

What are the long-term ramifications for adolescent girls who lose one of the most important relationships in their life? Every year an estimated one million teen girls experience the death of their fathers. Countless more lose their fathers to divorce, addiction, incarceration or abandonment. Many helpful resources exist for teen girls dealing with such a devastating loss, but until now there hasn't been an authoritative guide for adult women to turn to in understanding how their behaviors and relationships may be shaped by losing their father at such a pivotal developmental stage. With gentle expertise, Laraine Herring blends poignant personal stories, the latest information in developmental psychology, and interactive exercises for readers in this much-needed, healing guide. Readers of Lost Fathers will feel a sense of connection to other women who struggle with issues related to commitment, trust, intimacy, self-confidence, and independence.

Author Biography

Laraine Herring is an author, playwright, editor, teacher, and certified grief-recovery specialist. She holds an MFA in creative writing and an MA in counseling psychology, and she has developed workshops that use writing as a tool for healing through grief and loss. She currently teaches creative writing at Phoenix Community College. Ms. Herring's father died when she was a teenager after a long illness

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
INTRODUCTION Ghost Dance	xi
CHAPTER ONE Grief Counseling	1	(14)
CHAPTER TWO What Is Adolescence?	15	(12)
CHAPTER THREE The Father/Daughter Relationship	27	(10)
CHAPTER FOUR Fathers Who Died: Long-Term Illness, Accident, Sudden Death, Homicide, and Suicide	37	(28)
CHAPTER FIVE Fathers Who Were Absent: Divorce, Abandonment, Incarceration, and Addiction	65	(14)
CHAPTER SIX Broken Passage: Incomplete Adolescence	79	(16)
CHAPTER SEVEN Family Dynamics	95	(14)
CHAPTER EIGHT The Mother/Daughter Relationship	109	(16)
CHAPTER NINE Complicated Mourning	125	(14)
CHAPTER TEN Intimacy: Looking for Dad in a Mate	139	(18)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Release, Renew, Rebirth	157	(10)
Notes	167	(8)
Index	175	(6)
About the Author	181