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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

By: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive new relationships so you can build a better life.

©2015 Lindsay C. Gibson (P)2016 Tantor Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Indigenous Creators Mental Health Mental Health Awareness Parenting & Families Parents & Adult Children Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Emotions Health Adult Children Childhood Trauma Dependent Personality Disorder

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"Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, gives practical insight into a prevalent problem.... The book is impeccably clear.... This utter lack of confusion makes the book quite soothing, despite the heavy subject." ( Foreword Magazine)
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Wow. I have read a lot of books, and of course that contributed to who I am and how I understand things, but WOW this book really smashed home runs. The way the information was delivered with kindness, love, empathy and compassion, yet hard hitting all at once. I feel like I have gained so much closure in so many areas.

I cannot recommend this book enough.

It will change the way you view yourself, your parents, your grandparents, different generations, your children, your boss and work colleagues.

The things that hit the most:

The internalised vs externalised thinking, emotions and behaviours, in ourselves and in others, and how these function in sibling and family dynamics.

The ‘healing fantasy’. This left me speechless.

The different traits of immature parents, and how this plays out.

So many things I could say, it’s an incredible book. Highly highly recommend.

Hard hitting facts and closure

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As far as our first human relationships shape our lives - this book gave me permission to not just be a victim of those relationships, but set boundaries, look at them with honesty and re-configure places where I was still acting from a wounded child.

I keep returning to this book for reminders that I CAN change some of those fundamental conditionings.

Quietly revolutionary

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I will listen to this book again and again to heal as much as I can. It’s so well written and interesting, inspires self-compassion and care of the self, and I would recommend it to anyone who was not seen, acknowledged or valued as a child and whose emotional needs weren’t met. I would also recommend it to anyone who is experiencing mental health symptoms like anxiety, depression or just feeling like something’s not right and they don’t really belong anywhere. Thank you so much Lindsay Gibson for this soothing and life saving book! 5 stars on every category!

I love this book

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This book was very insightful. There were tears, realisations, and a level of comfort given with tools I was able to use to move forward. Most helpful book I’ve read in years.

Amazing listen

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This book explained so much! A very informative listen. Highly recommended. The only negative point - I found the person reading to be quite robotic - so much that I wondered if the book what read by computer?

So insightful

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