17 Best Podcasts about Abandonment Issues

1. Adult Child

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Adult Child dives deep into the lasting effects of growing up in dysfunctional families—unpacking complex and relational trauma, codependency, toxic shame, and addiction patterns with raw vulnerability and unapologetic authenticity. Hosted by Andrea Ashley, a recovering shitshow with 17 years sober, each episode shares unfiltered insights, expert conversations, and practical tools to heal your nervous system and break free from the cycles that hold you back...more Host Andrea Ashley
Producer/Network Andrea
Email ****@adultchildpodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests David Cooley, Jessica Fern +17 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2.2KInstagram 107.6K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Whoa, Dad!

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Nikki Bon's absentee, rock and roll, space cadet dad has just come back into her life. So now she has to try and teach him how to be a father. This is a podcast documenting comedian Nikki Bon and Bobby, the retired drummer, as they attempt to mend their relationship. For the first time ever Nikki confronts Bobby and the two hash out their issues, make up for lost times and do all the things Bobby missed out on. In hopes that he will learn how to be a dad...more Host Nikki Bon
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 99Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Needy No More: Anxious Attachment Healing

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Needy No More is the podcast for anyone ready to heal anxious attachment and grow more secure in themselves and their relationships. I'm Chris Rackliffe—author and anxious attachment style coach—and I've helped thousands of people across six continents become securely attached. Each episode explores topics like trauma healing, abandonment, codependency, intentional dating, avoidant attachment, and breakups—with honest conversations, practical tools, and real techniques for your journey toward secure attachment. New eps bi-weekly...more Host Chris Rackliffe
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Jessica Baum, Tom Bruett +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Heal You, Heal Your Relationship

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'Heal You, Heal Your Relationship' is exactly what I did to save my own marriage. Overcoming anxious attachment, fear of abandonment and self sabotage have been my greatest transformation. The process of learning and unlearning is a path we walk when we are intrigued to heal and grow. This is not your average podcast of someone telling you what to do, these are the experiences, lessons of a woman who practices what she preaches and spent two decades overcoming trauma, fears and anxiety.Tune in to break free of relationship cycles, intrusive anxious thoughts, love fears and behaviors that lea..more Producer/Network Sasha Quince
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Becky Whetstone, Sara Salhab +3 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Diary of a Discarded Daughter - Offering Hope & Redemption Where Pain Once Ruled

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Welcome to Diary of a Discarded Daughter , a Christian podcast about healing from childhood trauma, abandonment, abuse, rejection, and discovering who God really is in the middle of suffering. Hosted by Lisa Schafer, founder of Christian Drama Queen Solutions, this podcast follows her forty-year journey through childhood sexual abuse, abandonment, betrayal, and the painful questions that often follow deep emotional wounds. But this isn't simply a story about surviving trauma. It's the story of a forty-year battle to understand God...more Producer/Network Lisa Schafer
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Kristen Brock
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Through My Father's Eyes Podcast: Healing Emotional Father Wounds, Redefining Your Purpose, Using Fa

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Welcome to Through My Father's Eyes — a faith-filled podcast that helps women heal the deep wounds of father loss, abandonment, or emotional absence. Whether your father was never present, walked away, passed too soon, or simply didn't show up emotionally, this space was created for you. We speak directly to the heart of the daughter who's still silently aching, still questioning her worth, and still longing for identity. You're not alone—and you don't have to stay stuck in that pain...more Producer/Network Marselle Cook-Morrison | Healing Father Wounds, Faith, Purpose & Identity
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Mya
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. The Anxiety Recovery Podcast

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Love doesn't have to feel like walking on eggshells. If you're caught overthinking texts, fearing abandonment, or shrinking yourself just to feel chosen—you're not alone. Hosted by trauma-informed somatic coach and anxious attachment expert Valerie Rubin, this podcast guides you to uncover and heal the subconscious patterns that keep you stuck in anxiety, people-pleasing, and unfulfilling relationships. Learn how to heal your anxious attachment, regulate your nervous system, speak your needs, and attract love that truly feels like home.more Producer/Network Valerie Rubin
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Jessica Charuk, Lindsey Lockett +18 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Heal from Family Estrangement | Scriptures, Biblical Healing, Estranged, Dysfunctional Family, Narci

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Are you walking through a family estrangement from your own mother, father or maybe even entire family? Have you tried pouring out your heart, from the depths of your soul, just to be left unheard time and time again? Have you spent years, maybe even your whole life, feeling unloved, unwanted and all alone even if your parents were right next to you? Do thoughts of 'Will I ever be enough?' or 'Do I even matter?' cross your mind? I want to start off by saying I'm so sorry you are walking through this...more Producer/Network Brittany Hall - Biblical Healing Coach for Estranged Adult Children
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. Voicemails: To My Younger Self

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A podcast series discussing the themes of fatherlessness. This podcast acts as a collection of conversations by a variety of guests and myself, a 28-year-old raised by a single mother, sharing insights that would have been gold dust for my younger self. Fatherless homes are on the rise, and while I know my podcast won't be the solution, my prayer is that anyone journeying through the complexities of a fatherless life will find hope in the stories of the people I'll be interviewing.more Producer/Network Jordan Deen
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Man Enough to Forgive

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The Man Enough to Forgive with John Smithbaker podcast is a program focused on coming alongside men to understand and overcome the pain and dysfunction of being fatherless. This informative, entertaining, and compelling podcast boldly addresses the #1 societal issue of our time the FATHERLESSNESS caused by divorce or the abandonment, absenteeism, neglect, indifference, or abuse of a boy's God-ordained Pastor, Provider, and Protector his father.This endeavor is specifically for MEN, presented in a style geared for courageous and countercultural men...more Host John Smithbaker
Producer/Network Dunham Podcast Network
Email ****@fathersinthefield.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dr. Meg Meeker, Evelyn Husband
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. The Unchased Life

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The Unchased Life is for women who are tired of losing themselves in love.If you keep chasing emotionally unavailable men, overthinking texts, struggling with relationship anxiety, people pleasing, fear of abandonment, or wondering why you keep ending up in the same painful relationship patterns — you're in the right place.We talk about codependency, anxious attachment, self-abandonment, emotionally unavailable relationships, nervous system regulation, and the subconscious patterns that keep you chasing and settling for almost.Hosted by Jennifer Meade, Certified Rapid Reprogramming Life Co..more Producer/Network Jen Meade
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12. Royal Within

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🎙️ Royal Within Podcast What if the problem isn't your relationships… but the patterns you've been carrying into them? Welcome to the Royal Within Podcast —where we get real about healing, self-worth, and the inner work most people avoid. Hosted by Swiss Fischer, this podcast is for those who are tired of overthinking, tired of feeling 'not enough,' and ready to break free from the emotional cycles that keep them stuck. If you've ever struggled with fear of abandonment, insecurity, or constantly seeking validation—this is where that changes...more Producer/Network Swiss Fischer
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13. Found at 17 | Abandonment Wounds & Relationship Patterns

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You gave everything. They still left. You don't know why. You call it high standards. Independence. Being the strong one. Underneath is an abandonment wound teaching you love is earned. Found at 17 helps women break the relationship patterns rooted in abandonment wounds — perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-independence, and anxious attachment — that keep repeating in their romantic lives. New episodes every Tuesday.more Producer/Network Rosanna | Abandonment Wounds & Relationship Coach
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. Heal From Parental Absence | Healing Scriptures, Forgiveness, Acceptance, Childhood Trauma

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Hello Bright Soul, If you're healing from childhood trauma, parental absence, or the lifelong feeling of 'never enough,' this podcast is your safe place to breathe again. Heal from Parental Absence helps you understand the emotional wounds that shaped your identity — from abandonment and rejection to anxiety, hyper‑independence, and survival‑mode living. Through faith‑based guidance, trauma‑informed insight, and practical tools, you'll learn how to rebuild your self‑worth, form healthy relationships, and step into the identity God designed for you. I'm Beverly Parraz — a believer in Jesus Christ, a survivor of childhood trauma, and a certified Holistic Christian Life & Career Coach...more Producer/Network Beverly Parraz - Podcast Host, Life Coach
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Healing Attachment for Healthier Love

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Welcome to Healing Attachment for Healthier Love, the podcast that explores the powerful connection between our past, our relationships, and the love we deserve. Have you ever wondered why your relationships feel like a rollercoaster or why certain patterns seem to repeat over and over again? Whether you're struggling with trust, fear of abandonment, or difficulty in forming secure connections, you're not alone. Are you ready to understand your attachment style and unlock the love and connection you truly desire? Let's begin this journey of healing, growth, and healthier love together.more Get Email Contact

16. Absent Father Podcast

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Join me for conversation with and about the impacts of growing up with an absent or distant father. I will share my personal journey, how I and others have learned to traverse the impacts of growing up fatherless. We will also discuss the role of the modern father and how it influences self-confidence, success, money and relationships.more Producer/Network Rodney Mueller
Email ****@absentfatherproject.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 44Facebook 393 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Abandonment Issues Podcast

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Two early-onset orphans, Clarissa Thibeaux and Sarah Bassak, sift through the ashes of abandonment and parental loss by highlighting the humorous, bewildering, and turbulent nature of the grieving process.more Producer/Network Sarah Beth Bassak & Clarissa Thibeaux
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact