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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.

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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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Concise, honorable, nonjudgmental presentation of emotional immaturity. Easy to identify with descriptions of how that effects relationships. Sound advice and encouragement on acting more emotionally mature.

Excellent

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This book caught me by surprise - I’ve never been able to put so many pieces together at once. I’ve never felt so “seen” and understood. This book got me unstuck in my healing journey.

I understood myself for the first time

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It was refreshing perspective. I was thinking I had narcissistic parents and spouse but I think they are emotionally immature. I will strive to be the emotionally mature parent because that's all I am supposed to do.

Eye opening

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I can't help but to live this book for helping me understand and cope with my inner issued growing up. I has helped me change my parenting to better understand my kids.

How to deal and manage/ change what we have learned from our emotionless parents.

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This book was great! I even recommended it to my best friend who has a similar family dynamic. I loved that the audiobook included the action items and self-quizzes, but more than that, I loved the different stories used throughout the book. It allowed the reader to clearly see the concepts as multi-dimensional and varied. No one story is alike, however, as you listen to them you can find similarities between the stories and your own experiences. Very well narrated and researched.

I kept catching myself agreeing with the narrator

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Anyone who is dealing with finding themselves or are a product of neglectful parenting will find this book both enlightening and awakening!

Just Read It!

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This book has truly touched the core of my being and illustrated my early life in a form of a textbook. My childhood depicted a child I didn't know his name, Dr. Gibson came into my life abruptly and named that kid.

Gibson's words and stories came dawning on me, pulling me back to darkness, cut me open, only to bring me back to a paved path of acceptance and glistening light. I came to appreciate the eternal power clasped in the warm hands of awareness and reinforcing my sense of volition to change my life for the better.

It's been a long time since I've come across such a groundbreaking book, Lindsay walked me through my traumas one by one and held my hand all along the way. I just wish I would have found this book earlier.
I tried to find a way to contact her but failed miserably, I wish she would consider translating it to more languages, and spread the meaningful word. Please translate it to Hebrew. I am a translator and I will be more than grateful to maybe win the golden opportunity to work with her on setting this project out to fly.
More people should know, they deserve it.

Thank you a million times<3

Enthralling, enlightening so underrated!

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This book is amazing and facilitated so much growth in me. Even if you have a great relationship with your parents, I’d highlight recommend for the sole purpose of learning to recognize emotionally immature people and how to react to them in constructive and healing ways.

Wow!

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I found this book extremely helpful. With it, I have been able to asses where my relationships are at right now and have been able to set reasonable goals to improve my relationship experiences. I followed along with the exercises on paper and would definitely recommend that for the be

Assesses, Explains and Offers Solutions

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the information discussed are some hard pills to swallow, but semms to be very insightful

great insight

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