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We Can Do Hard Things

284. How to Deal with Emotionally Immature Partners & In-Laws with Lindsay C. Gibson

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.841.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Lindsay C. Gibson is back by popular demand to answer YOUR questions on the emotionally immature people in your life. Discover: How to protect your energy when in relationship with emotionally immature people; Why you might want to pay attention to when and where you use the word “navigate” to describe your relationship with someone; Practical tools to set boundaries with emotionally immature in-laws (plus a simple practice to get you and your partner on the same page); Why neglect in romantic relationships is so deeply painful and what to do about it; and The best thing to do when partnered with someone who has emotional “Walls” up. (It might surprise you!) Check out our past episodes with Lindsay Gibson: Episode 263. Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay C. GIbson & Episode 264. Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People with Lindsay C. Gibson. About Lindsay: Lindsay C. Gibson is an author and clinical psychologist, and practicing psychotherapist for over thirty years. She has written several books, including Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People. Dr. Gibson specializes in therapy and coaching with adults to attain new levels of personal growth and confidence in dealing with emotionally immature people. Her books can be found at http://www.lindsaygibsonpsyd.com/books.html, and her website is http://www.lindsaygibsonpsyd.com/. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:17.0

Welcome back to We Can Do Hard Things and whoa do we have a treat for you today. So we did an episode two episodes a while back number number 263 and 264, that were about healing from, dealing with, and

0:27.9

disentangling from emotionally immature people

0:32.8

people okay and our expert was of course on those episodes

0:38.6

Lindsay C Gibson who has changed so many people's lives and relationships based on her just

0:48.3

wonderful takes and research about how to engage with people who may not be fully developed emotionally,

0:58.6

okay? So those episodes rocked people's worlds so thoroughly.

1:05.0

Mine, my world.

1:07.0

Yes, that the Pod Squad became adamant that they be able to talk to Lindsay directly ask their questions

1:16.0

about what appears to be low so many people in their lives. You know what it's just proof that there's so much room to grow.

1:27.0

So much room. Okay so the wonderful news is we have Lindsay Gibson back here with us today and the

1:35.1

crowd goes wild and she will be answering directly the Pot Squad's questions so

1:41.1

we are really hoping that this episode will offer practical ways to

1:47.3

deal with people in your life who you might find difficult to deal with. Okay?

1:55.0

Practical strategies about how to get some of your power and peace back in relationship.

2:01.0

And it was interesting too, a lot of the conversation that we did before was like we were thinking about parents.

2:08.0

And a lot of these questions are siblings, spouses, former partners.

2:14.4

I'm intrigued.

2:15.4

Yeah, that was a big theme.

2:17.0

Was like, I'm so glad we talked about emotionally immature parents,

2:19.9

but honestly, my parents are the least of my problems these days. I got 99 problems.

2:25.0

It's everybody else. And then I also want to talk about like how do we integrate some

2:31.6

grace for people and how do we think about ourselves as maybe not

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