Welcome back to Part Two of the Emotionally Immature Parents Blog Series! If you haven’t already, check out the first blog post of the series discussing the “ The Four Types of Emotionally Immature Parents. " As a therapist in Tampa Palms, I often work with clients who struggle with their relationship with their parents and/or have trauma from their parents. Understanding these patterns of dysfunction is the first step towards healing and growth. To review, emotionally im

When you're a kid, you don't have the ability to fully grasp your family dynamics for what they are. You don't know what's healthy or unhealthy; you just see things as normal. After some time and reflection, you may have realized that some of the things your parents did were painful or even traumatic. Or maybe you already knew as a child that how your parents treated you was not okay. Now, as an adult, maybe you've realized that when you're with your parent you always feel

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