Cynthia Bailey-Rug
Cynthia Bailey-Rug
Habits Of Those Who Grow Up With Emotionally Incestuous/Parentalizing/Parentifying Parents
Habits Of Those Who Grow Up With Emotionally Incestuous/Parentalizing/Parentifying Parents
Habits Of Those Who Grow Up With Emotionally Incestuous/Parentalizing/Parentifying Parents
Tuesday 11th November 2025
Explore the habits of adults raised by emotionally incestuous parents and learn how to overcome these challenges with Cynthia Bailey-Rug.
4 minutes
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Episode Overview
- Adult children of emotional incest often feel responsible for fixing everything around them.
- Difficulty setting boundaries leads to burnout and resentment.
- Over-apologising can erode self-trust and decision-making abilities.
- Validation seeking prioritises others' approval over personal needs.
- Healing is possible with prayer, awareness, and support.
"Adult children of emotional incest often feel a sense of responsibility for fixing everyone and everything around them."
Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey? Cynthia Bailey-Rug's latest episode tackles the habits of those who grew up with emotionally incestuous or parentifying parents. This form of covert abuse can leave deep scars, manifesting in adulthood as maladaptive coping mechanisms and relationship struggles. Cynthia unpacks how these individuals often feel an overwhelming sense of responsibility to fix everything and everyone around them, a trait stemming from their childhood roles as emotional supports for their parents.
This can lead to anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing behaviours. The episode also highlights the struggle with setting boundaries, a common challenge for adult children of emotional incest. Cynthia explains how this difficulty can result in taking on too much responsibility, leading to burnout and resentment. Another poignant point is the tendency to over-apologise, rooted in a misplaced sense of guilt and responsibility. This behaviour can erode self-trust and decision-making abilities.
Validation seeking is another issue discussed, where individuals prioritise others' approval over their own needs, often at the cost of personal satisfaction and well-being. Despite these challenges, Cynthia offers hope and encouragement, suggesting that through prayer, awareness, and support, healing is possible. So, if you're interested in understanding these dynamics or perhaps seeing your own experiences reflected, this episode might just provide the insights you need.