by ACpatterson | Nov 23, 2018 | Inspirational
Thanksgiving is the time of the year when we Americans take time to be with family and friends and give thanks. Last year, I had to experience Thanksgiving for the first time without my mother. I didn’t know how I was going to make it through the holidays without...
by ACpatterson | Sep 24, 2018 | Inspirational, Teaching/Training
So much is at risk when it comes to women and girls. We have our political leaders, which are the majority of men, who are now deciding our state in this country. We have medical doctors treating women as cattle by not addressing the root of many of our health issues....
by ACpatterson | Sep 4, 2018 | Inspirational, Teaching/Training
I’ve been doing this work with fatherless women for about a decade now. I mean working with women who grew up with an unattached, unavailable or absent father. What I have discovered is a lot of women don’t consider themselves fatherless because either they had a...
by ACpatterson | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
There are numerous of books, television shows and workshops out that offer advice on how to find true love. They tell you to get a new makeover, lose some weight, make a detailed list of your requirements or even go hang out where eligible single folks hang. While all...
by ACpatterson | Jul 23, 2018 | Inspirational
Let’s face it! We cannot escape being hurt or wounded in life. It’s simply apart of the human experience. Especially those us us who carry father wounds. Most of us have experienced heart break, un-met expectations, being abandoned, rejected or even abused at...
by ACpatterson | Jul 16, 2018 | Advocates, Inspirational
I first embarked upon this whole fatherless daughters movement when I sat down to write a book about me growing up without my father. That was 2012 and in 2013 Oprah Winfrey did a two part show with Iyanla Vanzant on Daddyless Daughters. The response to my book was...
by ACpatterson | Feb 25, 2018 | Inspirational
On this coming Thursday, it will be March 1st. We are now entering into the 3rd month of 2018. By now, many people are either winning in their commitments they made the first of the year and many or not. Why do you think some people keep their New Year’s commitments...
by ACpatterson | Jan 24, 2018 | Advocates, Teaching/Training
Over the years, I have had the unique opportunity to work with some of the most beautiful and special women from around the world. Each time I look into the eyes of a woman who has experienced the tragic pain of fatherlessness, my soul cries. Why? Because I know this...
by ACpatterson | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
It was cold and raining the other day and I had some errands to run. Because I simply didn’t want to endure the cold and the rain, I let the errands go until another time. How often do we put off things that we need to do because it’s uncomfortable for us? Is there...
by ACpatterson | Dec 8, 2017 | Advocates, Inspirational
I never set out to be one of the poster children for fatherless daughters. I began this journey after my first marriage of 16 years had ended in 1995. It was 2012, when I decided to publish my book, “I’m Not That Woman…a Fatherless Daughters Journey...
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