Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice who specializes in individual psychotherapy with adult children of emotionally immature (EI) parents. She is author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Who You Were Meant to Be, and writes a monthly column on well-being for Tidewater Women magazine. In the past, she has served as adjunct assistant professor of graduate psychology at the College of William and Mary, as well as at Old Dominion University. Gibson lives and practices in Virginia Beach, VA.

"A gift to yourself all packaged into a beautifully written book. Lindsay Gibson gives you the skills, and sparks of insight you never knew you needed, to help you along on your journey toward living a happier, more fulfilling life."
--Tara Bixby, LPC, founder of courageously.u, and host of The Courageously.u Podcast--Tara Bixby, LPC

"This book is essentially about love. Lindsay Gibson speaks directly to the reader with healing empathy and love, offering a guide for compassionate and healthy love of self and others. She shares her wisdom in short passages filled with empowering strategies for self-care and hilarious metaphors. Her gems of insights will evoke reactions from rollicking laughter to grief, but ultimately will inspire you with hope and courage."
--Julia C. Smith, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist

--Julia C. Smith, PhD

"Like a warm, gentle, and caring mother who sits us down regularly to teach us how to live a good life, Lindsay Gibson reparents us with this well-written, intelligible book. Self-care is one of the most difficult but rewarding of tasks for the survivor of EI parents, yet Gibson has managed to unfold every layer of it in a way that makes us understand and want to love ourselves."
--Andrea Mathews, therapist, speaker, and author of Letting Go of Good--Andrea Mathews

"Lindsay Gibson's book is treasure trove of golden nuggets studded with practical insights, wisdom, and inspiration written in bite-size pieces by a serious, experienced professional who has a deep understanding of the human condition. As the child of two emotionally immature (EI) parents, I felt the book was a window into my soul reaching in, offering me a hand and lifting me up."
--Arlene Ingram, retired PK-12 school counselor with thirty-five years' experience; and former president of the Virginia Counselors Association, and of Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admissions Counseling--Arlene Ingram

"Lindsay has done it again! Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents is the loving advice and instruction that those of us with these types of parents needed but never got. Lindsay offers compassion with application for guiding us on how to reparent ourselves, while throughout, reminding us that we deserve to have better lives! This book is another Lindsay Gibson 'must-have' in everyone's library."
--Ameé Quiriconi, host of the One Broken Mom podcast, and author of The Fearless Woman's Guide to Starting a Business--Ameé Quiriconi

"Gibson has written another powerful book that captures the reader's interest with her genuine concern that the reader has 'the best possible life.' Although she addresses those primarily affected by EI parents, friends, and families, this book has suggestions and insights that everyone can relate to and learn from. I myself read it two times as a retired therapist, and will certainly suggest it to other colleagues and friends."
--Judy K. Snider, MSW/ACSW, coauthor of I Love You, Be Careful--a Mom's Choice Award winner

--Judy K. Snider, MSW/ACSW

"You are worth it, you are enough, you are important, and you deserve to be loved no matter what you have felt in your relationship with your parents. With the guidance of this book, start the healing process by taking care of yourself so you can grow and gain confidence. The only relationship you will be in until the end of your life is the one you create with yourself."
--Joanna Gutral, psychologist at SWPS University in Warsaw, Poland; certified cognitive behavioral psychotherapist; psychoeducation leader; and podcaster at Kind Mind--Joanna Gutral

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Pub date: 2021-09-01

Length: 248 pages