You Don't Have to Forgive Them, But You Do Need to Understand Why They Couldn't Love You The Four Types of Emotionally Immature Parents and How to Finally Stop Starving for Their Approval

ISBN:978-1-972886-11-3

Book Description 
FOUR TYPES OF EMOTIONALLY IMMATURE PARENTS: Clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson identifies the Emotional Parent, the Driven Parent, the Passive Parent, and the Rejecting Parent. Once you can name what you grew up with, you can stop blaming yourself for their limitations.

TEN EXERCISES TO MOVE FROM KNOWING TO DOING: Understanding your childhood is the first step. Gibson provides ten actionable exercises to help you stop reacting like a hurt child and start responding like a grounded adult.

THREE STAGES OF HEALING THAT DO NOT REQUIRE YOUR PARENTS TO CHANGE: See the truth. Release the hope that they will finally show up for you. Build a new relationship on your terms, with or without their participation.

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You are a successful adult. You pay your bills, manage your career, maybe have a family of your own. And yet, one phone call from a parent can send you spiraling for days. You feel guilty for being angry. You feel angry for feeling guilty. You have tried to explain yourself, to set boundaries, to be the bigger person. Nothing changes.

Here is the truth that will set you free: the problem is not your communication skills. The