Ep. 283: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

Natalie Lue

Emotionalunavailability, Health & Fitness, Emotionalintelligence, Emotionalbaggage, Lifeadvice, Mental Health, Happiness, Society & Culture, Psychology, Relationships, Selfesteem, Selfcare, Dating

4.9 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Natalie chats with Lindsay C. Gibson, the author of million-copy selling 'Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents'. They delve into the characteristics of emotionally immature parents, the impact on their children, and the resulting emotional loneliness. They also discuss the importance of understanding these dynamics, the process of reparenting, and the nuances of emotional expression. The conversation highlights how these experiences shape adult relationships and the tendency towards people pleasing as a coping mechanism. They round out their chat with advice for people who want to break the cycle in their own parenting and for those who've had to distance themselves or become estranged.

Lindsay's book: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Natalie's book: The Joy of Saying No

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0:00.0	I'm Natalie Lou, and you're listening to the baggage reclaim sessions.
0:18.4	Hello, hello, hello. How are you doing? Today's episode is a pinch me moment. In fact, knowing I wanted to have a conversation with this person and connect readers and listeners with her work played a pivotal role in my desire to bring back the
0:38.3	baggage reclaim sessions.
0:40.6	Recently, I chatted extensively with Lindsay C. Gibson, the clinical psychologist and author
0:47.2	behind one of my favorite non-fiction self-help books, the New York Times bestselling adult
0:53.2	children of emotionally immature parents, which
0:55.9	are sold over a million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Her grand breaking
1:01.8	book examines the negative impact of growing up with distant, rejecting or self-involved parents
1:07.5	and caregivers. It blows the lid off of all that stuff you thought was in your imagination, demystifying
1:14.3	the perplexities and providing practical tools for healing old wounds and embracing being more
1:19.7	of who you really are.
1:21.2	Dr. Gibson has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist in both public service
1:26.0	and private practice, specialising in helping
1:28.7	adults develop personal growth, build emotional intimacy, and gain confidence in dealing with
1:33.2	emotionally immature family members. And she lives and works in Virginia in the US. I always know I've
1:38.9	loved a book when, long after I finished it, the character, plot, or the ideas and healing put forth, stay with me.
1:46.3	For instance, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl pops into my head pretty much every week
1:51.1	because, as I talked about in episode 276, the dark side of people pleasing,
1:56.1	Amy had me shook and despite her shady behaviour actually represents a lot of us. Adult children of
2:02.8	emotionally immature parents is another book that stayed with me, even though it's probably four
2:08.2	years since I read it. I posted on Instagram stories recently about having Lindsay on the pod
2:13.6	and included a picture of the back cover only to receive the funniest replies from
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