Therapy Chat 312: Finding Your Authentic Self As A Child Of Emotionally Immature Parents with Dr Lindsay Gibson
Development Can Be Uneven
- Emotionally immature people show advanced functioning in some areas but emotional development stuck at an early age.
- Lindsay Gibson says this mismatch explains why intelligent adults can still behave emotionally like children.
Patchwork Self Creates Unpredictability
- Emotionally immature parents switch between personality parts, creating unpredictability for children.
- Gibson explains this patchwork self causes rapid flips and leaves kids feeling unsafe and confused.
Confusion Becomes A Core Experience
- Children of emotionally immature parents experience chronic confusion and 'brain scramble' around inconsistent behaviors.
- Gibson notes this confuses self-reflective children into doubting their perceptions.
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this first episode of 2022 Laura welcomes guest Dr. Lindsay Gibson, author of several books, including most recently, "Self Care for Children of Emotionally Immature Parents." Laura and Lindsay had a fascinating conversation about how emotionally immature parents - those whose emotional/attachment needs weren't met by their own parents - can affect their children's development.
Lindsay explains identity formation in fascinating detail. Listen to this compassionate and eye-opening conversation about the pain of growing up with emotionally immature parents, how having emotionally immature parents can interfere with connecting to your authentic self, and how to move forward if this is your story.
Lindsay C. Gibson, Psy.D. holds both a Masters and Doctoral Degree in clinical psychology. She has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years, working in diverse settings such as the Juvenile Court system, community mental health, psychiatric hospitals, group practice, and solo practice. During her career in psychological testing, doing literally thousands of evaluations of children and adults, Dr. Gibson was uniquely in demand for her ability to understand people from a developmental perspective.
Dr. Gibson is also a gifted teacher and public speaker and has offered training on multiple topics to other mental health professionals throughout her career. She has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Virginia Consortium Program for Clinical Psychology, leading doctoral student workshops and independent study classes.
Dr. Gibson is the author of four books: Who You Were Meant to Be, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents, and Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Since its publication in 2015, her second book has been a repeated Amazon #1 bestseller in several categories and has been translated into seventeen languages. She has also writes a monthly column on Well-Being for Tidewater Family magazine. Dr. Gibson lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Resources
Learn more about Dr. Lindsay Gibson at her website: www.drlindsaygibson.com
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