'Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents’ Author on How Egocentric Parents Impact Their Kids

Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson is the author of “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents,” a slow-burning best seller that’s earned a following on TikTok. On The Interview, she talks to David Marchese about the impact egocentric parental behavior has on children and the release of saying “no.”

00:00 – Introduction
01:45 – Examples of emotionally immature behavior in parents
04:10 – Differentiating between flawed parental behavior and emotionally immature behavior
08:40 – Is labeling a parent as emotionally immature pathologizing?
10:00 – Self-identifying as the child of an emotionally immature parent and victimhood
14:00 – Disproving emotional immaturity
16:05 – When to chose estrangement from parents
19:15 – The popularity of “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents”
24:45 – Compassion for emotionally immature people
30:00 – Understanding expectations for happiness
33:40 – Reconciliation and compassion
35:15 – How much can people change?
37:50 – Understanding truth
42:30 – How much are parents responsible for who we are as adults?

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