Emotional validation

Validation is a fundamental relationship skill. As humans, we want to feel seen, understood, and appreciated. This comes - in large part - from validation which involves recognising and accepting someone else’s feelings. To practice validation start by: 👍Being fully present with the person 👍Accurately reflect on what you’ve seen or heard to show the other person that you’ve listened and understood. 👍Ask clarifying questions 👍Normalise their emotional reaction and meet it with compassion.

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Emotional validation is an important component of healthy relationships and a skill you can learn and improve. Find out how to practice it.

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Sitting with your emotions means allowing yourself to feel them without judgment or the need to fix them right away. It’s about creating space for discomfort instead of running from it, letting emotions move through you rather than getting stuck. Ways to “sit” with your emotions: ✶ Bring awareness to how you’re speaking to yourself ✶ Allow yourself to feel your emotions ✶ Use a feeling wheel to identify your emotions ✶ Validate your feelings ✶ Feel your emotions without judgement ✶…

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Emotional validation doesn’t mean agreement. Instead, it’s communicating understanding to our partner―that there is some part of their view or position that makes sense to us, that we can validate. e.g. “I get that you feel like I don’t respect you. That’s frustrating.” “I know things have been hard, and you don’t really feel like yourself. I understand.” “You walked away to keep things from escalating. I get that. Let’s talk when you’re ready, and we’ll make sure you’re comfortable as we go

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