David Marchese

their parents' behaviors and not the result of any number of other factors that might be causing them to feel the way they do in the current moment.

their parents' behaviors and not the result of any number of other factors that might be causing them to feel the way they do in the current moment.

But isn't labeling someone's parents emotionally immature also a kind of pathologizing?

But isn't labeling someone's parents emotionally immature also a kind of pathologizing?

I also am curious about the idea of whether self-identifying as the child of an emotionally immature parent might lead to feelings of victimhood. Is there any risk in self-identifying as a child of emotionally immature parents and then feeling disempowered or a lack of agency in your own life and in how you manage your emotions?

I also am curious about the idea of whether self-identifying as the child of an emotionally immature parent might lead to feelings of victimhood. Is there any risk in self-identifying as a child of emotionally immature parents and then feeling disempowered or a lack of agency in your own life and in how you manage your emotions?

How often is it the case that you'll be with a client and say, I don't think your parents were emotionally immature, or like, this doesn't pass the smell test for me?

How often is it the case that you'll be with a client and say, I don't think your parents were emotionally immature, or like, this doesn't pass the smell test for me?

It's not the most elegantly phrased way of putting it.

It's not the most elegantly phrased way of putting it.

And how would, you know, if somebody goes to their parent and says, you know, I think you were an emotionally immature parent, and the parent disagrees, how would a parent ever disprove that they're emotionally immature?

And how would, you know, if somebody goes to their parent and says, you know, I think you were an emotionally immature parent, and the parent disagrees, how would a parent ever disprove that they're emotionally immature?

has emotionally immature parents and they've tried to address their relationship in whatever fashion. And then they conclude that the relationship is still ultimately harmful to them. When is estrangement sort of the best option for someone?

has emotionally immature parents and they've tried to address their relationship in whatever fashion. And then they conclude that the relationship is still ultimately harmful to them. When is estrangement sort of the best option for someone?

Right, they didn't realize it was a possibility.

Right, they didn't realize it was a possibility.

And the book had the COVID era boost, but it continues to be popular, particularly on social media. What might the book's ongoing popularity say about the culture now?

And the book had the COVID era boost, but it continues to be popular, particularly on social media. What might the book's ongoing popularity say about the culture now?

But is there – I think it's fair to say that one of the real problems with contemporary life is the way we label other people in ways that are reductive or sort of don't really acknowledge human beings' multidimensionality, whether it's right or left or a believer versus a nonbeliever.

But is there – I think it's fair to say that one of the real problems with contemporary life is the way we label other people in ways that are reductive or sort of don't really acknowledge human beings' multidimensionality, whether it's right or left or a believer versus a nonbeliever.