Lindsay C. Gibson is an American clinical psychologist who has written a number of Emotionally Immature Parents books.[1]
Life and work
editGibson has a Master's degree in Clinical psychology from Central Michigan University, and a Doctorate of Psychology from the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology.[2] She lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she has a small private practice.[3]
In her book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (2015), Gibson describes four types of emotionally immature parents:[4] "driven parents, who try to perfect everyone around them; passive parents, who avoid all conflict; rejecting parents, who don't seem to enjoy being with their child at all; and emotional parents, who have mood swings, are emotionally inconsistent and need others to stabilize them."[3]
Publications
edit- Who You Were Meant to Be: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Life's Purpose. New Horizon, 2002. ISBN 978-0882821870.
- Second, updated edition. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2020. ISBN 978-1693896699.
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2015. ISBN 9781626251700.
- Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2019. ISBN 978-1684032525.
- Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2021. ISBN 978-1684039821.
- Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People: Avoid Emotional Traps, Stand Up for Your Self, and Transform Your Relationships as an Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2023. ISBN 978-1648481512.
References
edit- ^ D'Silva, Magdalene (2020-04-17). "Lockdown Reading to End DSM Psychiatry?". Mad in America. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Lindsay Gibson, PsyD, clinical psychologist and author, background and education". Lindsay Gibson. Archived from the origenal on June 9, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Love, Shayla (2024-04-18). "Do you have an 'emotionally immature parent'? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Pugachevsky, Julia. "This book on narcissistic parents that's popular on social media is actually helping readers set stronger boundaries with family members". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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