As a child, were you made to feel like your feelings didn’t matter, while your parents’ feelings loomed large? Were your boundaries repeatedly crossed? Were you emotionally neglected? If so, you may have been raised by emotionally immature parents.
In this episode Andrew talks to TikTok's popular healing transformation coach Dr. Kai Tai Kevin Qiu, the author of Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children.
Andrew and Kai discuss:
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How to know if your parents were emotionally immature.
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Creating boundaries in the present day
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Processing difficult memories
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Developing a non-judgmental approach towards yourself, others and even your parents.
Dr Kai Tai Kevin Qiu is the founder of Boundaries to Freedom, a healing transformation coach, digital nomad, and digital creator. His holistic and practical approach is based on his experience studying medicine, personal development, positive psychology, Buddhism, and spirituality. He is a first generation Chinese-Canadian currently living part-time in Thailand, Canada, and Europe.
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Setting consequences if your parents can't stay within the boundaries.
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Three things Dr Kai Tai Kevin Qiu knows to be true.
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Follow Up
Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things
Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools
Visit Dr Kai’s website
Get Dr Kai’s book Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children
Take Dr Kai’s Am I Emotionally Immature Quiz
Follow Dr Kai on Instagram and TikTok @hicoachkai
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