by Lindsay C. Gibson (2015)
Clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson reveals the destructive nature of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents, providing tools to heal emotional neglect and establish healthy psychological boundaries.
Lisa Damour
Addressing the adolescent mental health crisis, Dr. Lisa Damour reassures parents that intense feelings in teens are completely normal, providing actionable strategies to guide teenagers toward healthy emotional expression.
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
The ultimate parenting bible. Child development experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish offer practical, empathetic strategies to handle childish tantrums, resolve sibling squabbles, and build mutual respect.
Kim John Payne
Educator Kim John Payne shows how decluttering toys, establishing steady daily rhythms, reducing screen time, and shielding kids from adult anxieties creates the emotional security children need to thrive.
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life. In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents’ emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you’ll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life. Discover the four types of difficult parents: The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory