a cult self-help book encourages detachment – but is that what we need?
- Written by Jane Turner Goldsmith, PhD Creative Writing, University of Adelaide
RDNE/Shvets Productions, PexelsLindsay Gibson’s Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents has become something of a cult classic, with over one million copies sold. Many young people on TikTok claim the examples resonate with them, validating their own experiences.
The book, first published in 2015, proposes a pathway to healing from...





