Episode 376: Absent Father Issues & Being a Young Manager

The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Robert Duff, Ph.D.

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Hello friends!

In today's insightful episode, we delve into two intriguing listener questions that touch upon deeply personal and relatable topics.

First, we explore the lasting impact of growing up without a father. One of our listeners shares their lifelong struggle with the absence of a paternal figure, revealing how it shapes their relationships and fears about parenting. We discuss the complex emotions tied to this experience, including the search for paternal qualities in partners and the challenges it brings. The journey of understanding and healing from such a deep-rooted issue is unpacked, offering perspectives on self-reflection, therapy, and personal growth.

Our second question shifts focus to the challenges of young leadership. A listener in their early 20s, already in a management role, grapples with being taken advantage of due to their age. They seek advice on asserting themselves and managing a team with more life experience. We dive into the nuances of assertive communication, the balance between firmness and collaboration in leadership, and the importance of self-confidence, irrespective of age.

As always, you can send me questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com and find the full show notes for this episode at http://duffthepsych.com/episode376.

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0:00.0	So I'm saying this because aside from any deep attachment wounds you may have from your upbringing, it may simply be that you're craving stability and support in something that's established and confident because the world makes you feel so much the opposite.
0:14.0	Hey everybody, before we start the show, I want to make a couple
0:18.0	disclaimers. This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to
0:21.0	mental health and life in general and some of those could
0:23.8	be sensitive for you. I want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave in
0:27.9	consuming difficult content but also respect and recognize your limitations.
0:32.0	So please use your best judgment. I will never be offended if you need to skip a question or an episode entirely, but feel free to feel it out, check out the episode and just see what happens. If you need to skip that's okay but you know feel
0:43.5	free to give it a shot first. I also need to say that while I am a psychologist I'm not
0:47.9	your psychologist and I'm not your therapist. This is not intended to be direct
0:52.0	medical advice and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help.
0:56.0	So with those said, let's go ahead and get into the show. I'm going to be free. All right, hello friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Self-Help
1:18.3	Podcast episode 376. I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych. I make mental health content for real people just like you.
1:27.0	And today I have a question and answer episode.
1:30.0	Two really interesting questions from listeners like yourselves.
1:34.0	If you would like to send me in a question for the show,
1:36.0	please send me an email to duff the psych at gmail.com
1:39.0	or head over to my website duff the psych.com and use the contact form there. Either one works, they go to the same
1:44.9	place. And a big shot to everybody who has sent in questions recently. I really, really
1:50.9	appreciate it. I wanted to touch base about something and maybe solicit some feedback.
1:56.4	I asked about this on Instagram, but I figured I would throw it out to you guys as well.
2:02.0	I've been considering whether to embark on doing what are called
2:06.9	dynamic ads on the podcast. So right now what I do is what you might consider like
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