Adult Children Of Emotionally Immature Parents - Dr Lindsay Gibson

Listen to this episode from The Francesca Psychology Podcast on Spotify. Dr. Lindsay Gibson is an author and clinical psychologist who has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years. Her New York Times bestseller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, has sold over 1M copies and has been translated into 37 languages. 00:00 Intro 02:04 Signs you had an emotionally immature parent  05:25 Characteristics of emotionally immature people  09:30 Why are they like this? 11:17 4 types of emotionally immature parents 20:03 Externalizers vs Internalizers 24:00 Healing fantasies with parents 30:27 Healing fantasies in romantic relationships  37:23 How do you know if you’ve been neglected as a child?  45:08 Role Selves 48:50 How to connect to your true self  53:23 How can you avoid getting triggered by an emotionally immature parent? 01:02:05 Feeling Guilty About Your Parents 01:06:35 Adult vs child relationship with your parent  01:12:34 How to get rid of your critical inner voice  01:19:15 How to identify emotionally mature people when dating