How To Deal With Difficult Parents | LHS Classic

Your relationship with your parents is one of the most formative — and sometimes most complicated — relationships of your adult life. Even if you're well into your 30s or 40s, the dynamics you grew up with don't just disappear. And whether your parents are critical and hurtful, overly involved, struggling with their own issues, or simply not the people you wish they had been — navigating all of that as an adult takes real work. In this episode of the Love, Happiness and Success Podcast, I'm walking through the most common parent-related challenges I hear about from clients and listeners, and what you can actually do about them. We'll cover: The natural developmental arc of the parent-child relationship and what it looks like when it gets stuck What to do when your parents are critical, hurtful, or emotionally unsafe — and how to stop personalizing their behavior How to handle parents who are loving but overly involved, and what to do when that dynamic is straining your relationship with your partner What it means when your parent has become emotionally or financially dependent on you, and how to begin shifting that dynamic How to work through resentment, grief, and unfinished business from your childhood Why family therapy with a parent as an adult can be surprisingly powerful How setting healthier boundaries with your parents can actually help them grow too This one is for anyone who has ever loved their parents and also found them incredibly hard to deal with. With love, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby www.GrowingSelf.com