If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.

Discover the four types of difficult parents:

• The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety
• The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone
• The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting
• The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory

Gibson, Lindsay C.

Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is an author and psychologist who has been a psychotherapist for more than thirty years, working in both public and private practice. In the past, Gibson has served as adjunct assistant professor in clinical psychology, teaching doctoral students clinical theory and psychotherapy techniques. She specializes in working with adults to attain new levels of personal growth, emotional intimacy with others, and confidence in dealing with emotionally immature family members.

Gibson is author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, and three other books: Who You Were Meant to Be, Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents, and Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Her website is available at www.lindsaygibsonpsyd.com. Gibson lives and works in Virginia Beach, VA.