I assumed that I had healed my father wound because of the complete turn-around in my relationship with my dad, but then I realized that, even though I no longer felt anger towards him, and no longer got upset by his dysfunctional behavior, I was still deeply imprinted with some really gnarly programming around love and relationships.
Sometimes before we can fly and belt out our songs, we have to find deep stillness, a moment to come to rest, a space to really unburden ourselves, and then discover what can occupy the spaciousness within us when we are not filled up with trauma, stress, and anxiety.