Your past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t have to define you.

Main message: Women who carry wounds from a father or husband must do the inner work to heal and intentionally choose a different story for their lives; past hurt doesn't have to define their identity.

Key points:

• Do the necessary work to heal early childhood wounds that influence present choices.
• Healing can involve reflection, conversations with people who know and love you, and may require psychotherapy.
• Consciously choose to move forward and adopt a different life story.
• What happened to you does not determine who you are.
• If you don't commit to change, old patterns will continue.

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