We’re used to being rather mean about people who have ‘daddy issues’. We should be more careful and more kind. Daddy issues can lead to the worst kind of political situations – and need to be understood as psychological phenomena.

Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/3efcs

Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/NBpNV

FURTHER READING

“To say that someone has ‘daddy issues’ is a somewhat rude and humiliating way of alluding to a very understandable longing: for a father who is strong and wise, who is judicious, kind, perhaps at points tough, but always fair – and ultimately, always on our side. It would be so understandable if we were to feel we wanted someone like this in our lives, especially at moments of confusion and chaos…”

You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/5vqJDQ

MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE

Watch more films on SELF in our playlist:
http://bit.ly/TSOLself

SOCIAL MEDIA

Feel free to follow us at the links below:

Facebook:   / theschooloflifelondon  

X:   / theschooloflife  

Instagram:   / theschooloflifelondon  

CREDITS

Produced in collaboration with:

Sentio Space
http://sentiospace.com/
  / sentiospace   #TheSchoolOfLife