Dad, do you love me? How a father's figure affects the life of an adult daughter

Psychotherapist Marina Markatun has been observing complex family relationships in her office for 40 years. She has convinced herself that people often underestimate the father's figure in a daughter's life. It is precisely the love and attention from the father that largely shape a woman's future: her attitude towards men, self-esteem, and understanding of good and bad. But what to do when a father is lacking? A father's detachment, leaving the family, infidelity, selfishness, excessive control – these are markers that destroy not only families but also the lives of already adult daughters.

Marina Markatun offers to look at the root of the problems and examine the daughter-father relationship from their perspectives. The book contains 14 stories, each accompanied by a comment from the psychotherapist, in which she explains the father's behavior and provides recommendations for resolving conflicts and opportunities for healing. All stories are real cases from practice, and readers will find important answers for themselves.