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

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

by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence

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

by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD

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Overview

From the author of the self-help hit, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, this essential guide offers daily, practical ways to help you heal the invisible wounds caused by immature parents, nurture self-awareness, trust your emotions, improve relationships, and stop putting others’ needs ahead of your own.

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—written just for you, not them—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 with competence, clarity, and optimism.

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. And you are taught that empathy and emotional awareness are liabilities, rather than assets. 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781684039821
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 09/01/2021
Pages: 248
Sales rank: 46,387
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with more than thirty years’ experience working in both public service and private practice. Her books—including the #1 Amazon best seller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents—have sold more than a million copies, and have been translated into thirty-four 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. Her website is available at http://www.lindsaygibsonpsyd.com/. Gibson lives and works in Virginia Beach, VA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Life Skills Yon Were Never Taught 1

Part I Protecting and Caring for Yourself

Be True to Yourself 9

1 Build a Better Relationship with Yourself 10

2 You Have the Right to Be Here 13

3 A Case of Mistaken Identity 15

4 Be Proud of Yourself 17

5 Listening to Your Soul 20

Practice Emotional Self-Protection 23

6 Loosening the Ties That Bind 24

7 The Purpose of Boundaries 27

8 Why You're Emotionally Fatigued 29

9 Healing from Emotional Injuries 32

10 Debug Your Mind 35

Honor Your Inner World 39

11 Pick Your Right Inner Voice 40

12 What Emotions Are For 42

13 Why You Feel Dread 44

14 Don't Be Undermined into Depression 46

Nurture Your Emotional Health 49

15 Self-Care Instead of Self-Indulgence 50

16 The Importance of Emotional Safety 53

17 Use Your Health-O-Meter 56

18 Writing Therapy 59

19 Learning from Nature 61

Part II Dealing with People

Relationship Issues 67

20 The Relationship Economy 68

21 The Gumby Effect 71

22 The Cafe of Love 74

23 Mr. and Ms. Right Now 77

24 Should I Stay, or Should I Go? 80

25 Be a Relationship Leader 82

26 Why Emotional Maturity Matters 85

Difficult People 87

27 Dominating Types 88

28 Tyrannical Talkers 91

29 The Cold Shoulder 94

30 Such a Nice Person 97

31 The Empty Mirror 99

32 Relationship Wolves 102

33 Struggling with Forgiveness 105

34 Don't Blame My Parents 107

35 Meeting Your Maker 110

How It Feels to Be Treated Well 113

36 What Mr. Rogers Loved in You 114

37 The Dalai Lama Wants You to Be Happy 116

38 Kindness Lessons from a Dentist 119

39 Finding a Spiritual Teacher 122

40 Pets Who Love Us 125

Emotionally Mature Parenting 129

41 The Truth about Children 130

42 Best-Kept Secret in Parenting 132

43 Focus Your Praise 134

44 How to Comfort an Extrovert 137

45 How to Comfort an Introvert 140

46 Ungrateful Children 142

47 Here Come the Zoomers 144

48 Accept Your Teen's Immaturity 147

49 Why Einstein Didn't Play Soccer 149

50 Evolution in Our Children 152

51 Graduation for Parents 155

Part III Coping with Challenges

Meet Life on Its Own Terms 161

52 It's a Wild World 162

53 The Realm of the Required 165

54 Cultivate Your Mule Mind 168

55 When to Back Off 172

56 Appreciate Your Threshold Guardians 175

57 Football Lessons 177

58 Life's Tuition 179

Lower Your Stress 181

59 The Stressaholic 182

60 Ninety Seconds to Feel Better 185

61 Try the Judgment Diet 188

62 Overcoming Social Anxiety 190

63 Master Your Machine Mind 193

64 Stopping Self-Criticism 196

65 Seeking Perfection 199

66 Find Your Pace 201

Take the Right Approach for You 205

67 How to Approach Problems 206

68 Focus on the Outcome You Want 209

69 Challenge Your Negativity Bias 211

70 Live Your Own Story 214

71 Life Coaching from Technology 217

72 Crossing the Fear Boundary 220

73 Don't Call Yourself Lazy 222

74 Make Room for Space 224

75 The Art of Living 227

76 The Rest of Your Life 230

Acknowledgments 235

Acknowledgments 235

Interviews

Gibson resides in Virginia Beach, VA.
 

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