Emotionally Unavailable Parents: How Childhood Emotional Neglect Shapes Your Adult Relationships

Found at 17 | Abandonment Wounds & Relationship Patterns · Sep 16, 2026 · 11m

Did you grow up with an emotionally unavailable parent and now find yourself choosing emotionally unavailable partners, struggling to ask for what you need, or feeling like you have to handle everything on your own?

In this episode of Found at 17, we’re talking about what emotional unavailability actually looks like—and why it can be so difficult to recognize when the parent still loved you, provided for you, and was physically present.

I share a personal story about my mother that helped me finally understand the difference between having a parent who was there and having a parent who was…