“I listened to a great podcast about the life of a Highly Sensitive Person raised in an emotionally immature family.
Patricia Young, LCSW, creates and produces the Unapologetically Sensitive podcast. Young’s podcast speaks to the strengths, concerns, and experiences of the Highly Sensitive Person. In Episode 43, she interviewed Dr. Lindsay Gibson, PsyD. Dr. Gibson wrote one of my absolute favorite books to recommend to my clients, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Her follow-up book, Recovery from Emotionally Immature Parents, is currently on my bookshelf awaiting a free minute.
Emotionally immature adults are adults who are unable to interact in a healthy, mature, and mutually respectful way in close relationships. This term may resonate with those who aren’t sure their parent is a narcissist, but recognize problematic patterns in the relationship. Narcissism is essentially an extreme form of emotional immaturity.
We have previously explored the experience of being Highly Sensitive in a narcissistic family. Today, I want to touch on three points from the podcast that particularly stood out to me.”
Our therapist, Amy Marlow-MaCoy, wrote a recent blog post on highly sensitive people in emotionally immature families.