Description: Drawing on the success of her popular self-help book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers yet another essential resource for adult children of emotionally immature parents. With this follow-up guide, readers will learn practical skills to recognize the signs of an emotionally immature parent, and powerful strategies for protecting themselves against emotional takeover. With this compassionate resource, readers will also discover how to reconnect with their own emotions and needs, and gain emotional autonomy in all their relationships.
Brief description:
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with more than thirty years' experience working in public service and private practice. Her books--including the New York Times bestseller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents--have sold more than a million copies, and have been translated into thirty-seven languages. In the past, Gibson has served as an adjunct assistant professor, teaching doctoral clinical psychology students clinical theory and psychotherapy techniques. She specializes in therapy and coaching with adults to attain new levels of personal growth, emotional intimacy with others, and confidence in dealing with emotionally immature family members. Gibson lives and works in Virginia Beach, VA.
Review Quotes: "Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents is a true gift to readers who have difficulty acknowledging the legitimacy of their needs and feelings because their EI parents unconsciously placed their own needs front and center during the readers' formative years. Clearly formulated and chock-full of useful case illustrations and written exercises, this book vividly conveys the dynamics that leave children burdened by emotional imperatives not their own. By helping readers experience the compassion their parents couldn't convey, Gibson guides the reader to a treasure trove: the long-awaited experience of autonomy, authenticity, and vitality!"
--Sarah Y. Krakauer, PsyD, author of Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder--Sarah Y. Krakauer, PsyD