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title: "Archives"
url: https://bernadinetruth.com/tag/understanding/
description: "“With or without the love of your father, you are and always will be deserving of love yourself.” As a woman who grew up with the absence of her father, even when he was."
published: 2018-06-17
updated: 2018-06-17
author: "BERNADINE DESANGES"
---

# Archives

By BERNADINE DESANGES · Published 2018-06-17

By

[BERNADINE DESANGES](https://bernadinetruth.com/author/bernadine)

In

Daughters, Expression, Father's Day, Fathers, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Healing, Health, Her Story, Hey Sis, Know Your Truths, Legacy, Letting Go, Love, Men,

[Mental Health](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/mental-health)

, Mothers, Moving Forward, No Excuses, Recognition,

[Relationships](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/relationships)

, Self-Care, Self-Help, Self-Improvement,

[Self-Love](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/self-love)

, Silence, Speak Your Truths, Surviving, Truth, Voices, Women

Posted

### [10 Messages to Daughters Without Fathers Learning to Love](https://bernadinetruth.com/a-message-to-daughters-without-fathers-learning-to-love)

“With or without the love of your father, you are and always will be deserving of love yourself.” As a woman who grew up with the absence of her father, even when he was present; [...]

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[BERNADINE DESANGES](https://bernadinetruth.com/author/bernadine)

In

Daughters, Expression, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Healing, Health, Her Story, Hey Sis, Journey, Know Your Truths, Legacy, Letting Go, Love, Me Too,

[Mental Health](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/mental-health)

, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mothers, Moving Forward, Recognition,

[Relationships](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/relationships)

, Self-Care, Self-Help, Self-Improvement,

[Self-Love](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/self-love)

,

[Sexual Assault](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/sexual-assault)

, Silence, Speak Your Truths, Surviving, Survivor, Voices, Women

Posted

### [5 Lessons Learned Regarding Mothers, Daughters, & Mental Health](https://bernadinetruth.com/5-lessons-learned-regarding-mothers-daughters-mental-health)

By way of the month in which mothers are celebrated and mental health awareness is acknowledged comes to a close, I can’t help but close out the month of May reflecting on the roles of [...]

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[BERNADINE DESANGES](https://bernadinetruth.com/author/bernadine)

In

[Black Excellence](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/black-excellence)

, Black Girl Magic, Black History,

[Black History Month](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/black-history-month)

, Black Women, Blog, Expression, Fitness, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Healing, Health, Her Story, History, Journey, Know Your Truths, Legacy, Letting Go, Love, Moving Forward, No Excuses, Recognition,

[Relationships](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/relationships)

, Self-Care, Self-Help, Self-Improvement,

[Self-Love](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/self-love)

, Speak Your Truths, Surviving, Women

Posted

### [Black Women: More Than Hashtags, Fads, And Fetishes](https://bernadinetruth.com/black-women-more-than-hashtags-fads-and-fetishes)

To understand the value, power, and strength of black women of today, you have to understand the value, power, and strength of black women of the past. You have to acknowledge and know without a [...]

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[BERNADINE DESANGES](https://bernadinetruth.com/author/bernadine)

In

Blog, Expression, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Healing, Health, Her Story, Journey, Know Your Truths, Legacy, Letting Go, Love, Moving Forward, No Excuses, Recognition,

[Relationships](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/relationships)

, Self-Care, Self-Help, Self-Improvement,

[Self-Love](https://bernadinetruth.com/category/self-love)

, Speak Your Truths, Surviving, Valentine's Day

Posted

### [11 Truths About Love: Hearts Broken, Hearts Building, & Hearts Bursting](https://bernadinetruth.com/11-truths-about-love-hearts-broken-hearts-building-hearts-bursting)

L.O.V.E: the four letter word that causes so much happiness and pain all at the same time. Love, a word that describes feelings that are indescribable because the reality of love is more often [...]

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