Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence

Written by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Narrated by Rachel Perry

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you probably still struggle with anger, sadness, resentment, or shame. As a child, your emotional needs were not met, your feelings were dismissed, and you likely took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent's behavior. Somewhere along the way, you lost your sense of self. And without this strong sense of self, you may feel like your own well-being isn't valuable.

In this compassionate guide you'll find tips and tools to help you set boundaries with others, honor and validate your emotions, and thrive in the face of life's challenges. You'll discover how to protect yourself from hurtful behavior, stop making excuses for others' limitations, forge healthier relationships, and feel more confident in your life. Most importantly, you'll learn how to stop putting others' needs before your own, and manage daily stressors.

Self-care means honoring and respecting the self. But when you grow up with emotionally immature parents, you are taught that setting limits is selfish and uncaring. You are taught to seek approval instead of authenticity in relationships. But there's another way to go through life-one in which you can take care of yourself, first and foremost. Let this book guide you toward a new way of being.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Sep 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666130768

Reviews for Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

[Merlee Bryan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book shined a light in my consciousness about the real impact of having Emotionally immature parents. The insight I gained from this material helped support me in a very practical and significant way.

[Vallery Lomas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent, informative, and practical. A great resource for anyone looking to heal from their past and be great in the present and future

[Liza Hughes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome book. A lot of good stuff to read and remember.

[Tiffani Gonzales · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book and it’s siblings have single-handedly changed my life at age 27. My thoughts that were once a scramble are now untangled into lines. I know can identify why i am feeling a certain way and how to stop feeling that way. I am so much more compassionate towards myself and optimistic about being alive. I will continue re-reading these books.

[Cindy McLoughlin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Life changing . Such great advice. Very clear, very applicable. True. Thank you so much for writing this.

[Shekinah Invest Ltd · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely excellent. I learned a lot. The author and narrator both did a good job. It felt like I was being gently parented and taught things I needed to have known all along. I am going to be coming back to this book time and time again.

[Patrick Kelly · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

For a few positives, the narration is superb, and the content is well written.

However, I can't in good faith review this as anything other than damaging to others and something that shouldn't exist. Take notes of the various chapters and when you finish, compare the chapters; she's not even consistent in her positions! Worse yet, is that I went to school for psychology as well, and can say in absolute confidence that much of what she says either doesn't fit with, or is directly contradicted by scientific literature. But where I can confidently say this work is dangerous is that most of her teachings were responsible for the downward spiral before the worst time in my life. Ten years ago I would have loved this book. But those ideas left me miserable, alone, broke, and even homeless. Unlearning the stuff the book claims will help has been the best thing I have ever done for myself.

[Julia Wilczopolska · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book on self care and emotional well-being, highly recommended