The Fatherless Daughter Project Quotes

“Fatherlessness does not have to define you. In fact, it can redefine who you want to become.”
― Denna Babul, The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives

“learning how to take control of her environment and feel independent—largely based on the approval of others. If she feels like she’s not adequate the way she is, her self-confidence will suffer and she will likely feel guilty for not living up to the standards around her, especially those set by her parents.”
― Denna Babul, The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives

“Getting to the other side of grief requires more than just living and breathing through the pain. Surviving trauma reaches past simply learning how to exist and hide from what is overwhelming to look at; it means finding the time and space to touch, hear, and feel the emotions that need their own validating and healing.”
― Denna Babul, The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives