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Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
"To be emotionally healthy you have to be as available to yourself as you would with someone you love."
There are three parts: Protecting & Caring for Yourself, Dealing with People, and Coping with Challenges. Each of those sections are broken down further to address different situations or issues into bite-sized chapter's so it isn't overwhelming. The author discusses how internalized behaviours you've picked up from your emotionally immature parents impact your romantic relationship's but also relationships with your children or co-workers. There's a good balance between self-reflection and focusing on interaction's with others.
I find the advice given is gently delivered and practical. Although, it's easily used to address overcoming a person's past, it can also be applied to your current situation and as a means to shape the future you would like see.
If you don't create and manage your own story, someone else may write it for you."
I recommend this book to anyone whose negative childhood has lingered with them into adulthood or are concerned about repeating their parent's emotionally immature mistakes. The advice is also applicable to anyone that may just want to break themselves of self-defeating habits.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a advance readers copy in exchange for a honest review. All quotes come from an uncorrected arc and may change.
There are three parts: Protecting & Caring for Yourself, Dealing with People, and Coping with Challenges. Each of those sections are broken down further to address different situations or issues into bite-sized chapter's so it isn't overwhelming. The author discusses how internalized behaviours you've picked up from your emotionally immature parents impact your romantic relationship's but also relationships with your children or co-workers. There's a good balance between self-reflection and focusing on interaction's with others.
I find the advice given is gently delivered and practical. Although, it's easily used to address overcoming a person's past, it can also be applied to your current situation and as a means to shape the future you would like see.
If you don't create and manage your own story, someone else may write it for you."
I recommend this book to anyone whose negative childhood has lingered with them into adulthood or are concerned about repeating their parent's emotionally immature mistakes. The advice is also applicable to anyone that may just want to break themselves of self-defeating habits.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a advance readers copy in exchange for a honest review. All quotes come from an uncorrected arc and may change.