Adult Child Emotionally Immature Parents: How They Twist Love, Avoid Accountability & Leave Invisible Wounds w/ Lindsay Gibson
You don’t have to be hit, screamed at, or abandoned to grow up with deep emotional wounds. Sometimes the most lasting pain comes from parents who smiled on the outside — but couldn’t truly see, hold, or care for who you were.
Dr. Lindsay Gibson is a clinical psychologist and the author of five books, including the bestselling Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Her work has helped put a name to the pain so many of us spent years minimizing or couldn’t quite explain.
🔑 Key takeaways from this episode:
- What emotionally immature parenting looks like—and how it hides in “normal” families and high-functioning dysfunction.
- How conditional love and emotional reactivity lead to chronic self-doubt and fear of authentic connection.
- What parentification is—and how being your parent’s emotional support blurs the line between love and survival.
- The invisible wounds of emotional neglect: never feeling seen, soothed, or safe—despite having “everything you needed.”
- Why some adult children blame themselves and seek healing, while others deflect, deny, and avoid accountability.
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