50. Recovering From Emotionally Immature Parents with Dr. Lindsay Gibson

Author: Tara Bixby
Published: Tue 30 Mar 2021
Episode Link: https://courageouslyu.libsyn.com/50-recovering-from-emotionally-immature-parents-with-dr-lindsay-gibson

Were you raised by an emotionally immature person? Are you an emotionally immature parent? Not sure how to answer these questions. No worries. You’re in luck.

Today the wonderful Dr. Lindsay Gibson joins us on the show to discuss how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved parents.

Dr. Gibson has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years, working in both public and private practice. In the past, she has served as an adjunct assistant professor in Clinical Psychology, teaching doctoral students clinical theory and psychotherapeutic techniques.

Dr. Gibson is the author of three books: Who You Were Meant to Be, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, and Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents, as well as a fourth on Self-Care which will be coming out in Fall, 2021. P.S., I got a sneak peek of her upcoming book and it’s definitely one you’ll want to add to your wish list.

We chatted about...

What is an emotionally immature parent
What does emotional immaturity look like
How trauma impacts their ability to receive your love
How our defenses appear as different personalities
How an internalizer takes in information
How an externalizer can recognize their behaviors are not serving them
Whether or not you can struggle if raised by an emotionally immature parent
Questions to ask yourself to determine if you are emotionally mature
The four types of emotionally immature parents
Where healing begins if raised by an emotionally immature person
How you can use metacognition to gain awareness about your thoughts, feeling, and experience
The "medication" for growing up with emotionally immature parents
The importance of reconnecting with your inner child
How does being raised by an emotionally immature person impact relationships