Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence

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.

©2021 Lindsay Gibson (P)2021 Tantor

The most helpful book I’ve read

This book has been profoundly helpful to me. As an adult trying to undo the trauma of the past, I discovered so many helpful coping strategies and explanations for why I do certain things the way I do. Very well balanced and I really enjoyed the narration as well.

Interesting

I like how the book tells you ways to go around issues that may be in the way of your success.

Basic but great read

This book gave short and simple life lessons that were valuable and helpful. I appreciated how the characters were short and got straight to the point! Kept my attention. Thank you much needed!

Insightful and helpful

I do really like that this books helps you understand and provides actionable steps. Highly recommend

Emotional immature parents

Good book, easy to follow and understand, nice and articulate voice.I will definitely read more books like this one.

Like a big hug

So simple yet so powerful. I loved it, must read for anyone who feels like they don’t have control over their life

Easy listen

A bit cheesy but very easy to listen to and packed with good advice. I listened to this book as a follow up to “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” and felt that this one was a bit of a let down. At times I almost abandoned it due to the fact that a majority of it was parenting advice, which I not what I wanted to listen to since this was titled as a self-care follow up to the previously mentioned book. Overall a good listen!

For those who have went far their healing journey

You will recognize the benifit of this book unless you have already advanced in your trauma healing journey, it is worth it all.

I felt seen and understood

I have been on my healing journey for some time now and I found this book was immensely helpful. with amazing analysis, insight and perspectives that were extremely enlightening.

Spot on TRUE!

This book has helped me see so many things. How I was treated when I was a child, how I treated others, and how it passed to my children in some ways. You can't give someone something you don't have, I didn't have the skills I needed then...but I'm learning!and so thankful.