DMP Key Texts
Song “Truth Be Told” by Matthew West
Video “Lifting Others” by Carol F. McConkie
Article “What is Emotional Validation?” By Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, PhD
Some key insights:
“Emotional validation is the process of learning about, understanding, and expressing acceptance of another person’s emotional experience. Emotional validation is distinguished from emotional invalidation, in which another person’s emotional experiences are rejected, ignored, or judged.
“Validating an emotion does not mean that you agree with the other person or that you think their emotional response is warranted. Rather, you communicate to them that you understand what they are feeling without trying to talk them out of the feeling or shame them for the feeling.
“Validation can come from other people, but it can also come from the individual themselves. Self-validation involves recognizing and accepting your own thoughts and feelings.”
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