Validation from "summary" of Drama Free by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Validation is a powerful tool in building and maintaining healthy relationships. It involves acknowledging and accepting someone else's thoughts, feelings, experiences, and reality, even if they differ from our own. When we validate others, we communicate that their feelings are valid and important, even if we don't necessarily agree with them. This can help foster mutual respect, understanding, and trust in our relationships. In practice, validation can look like actively listening to someone without judgment, making eye contact, nodding, and using affirming statements like "I hear you" or "That must be really hard for you." By validating others, we show empathy, compassion, and kindness, which can help strengthen the connection between us and the person we are interacting with. Validation can also be a way to de-escalate conflicts and diffuse tense situations. When we validate someone's feelings, even if we don't agree with their perspective, we can help them feel heard and understood, which can lower their defenses and open up the possibility for productive communication and problem-solving. In addition to validating others, it's also important to validate ourselves. This means acknowledging our own thoughts, feelings, and experiences as valid and worthy of attention. Self-validation can help boost our self-esteem, self-confidence, and overall well-being, as we learn to trust and honor our own emotions and inner experiences.- Validation is a powerful tool for building strong, healthy relationships with others and with ourselves. By practicing validation regularly, we can create an environment of respect, empathy, and understanding that fosters deeper connections and more meaningful interactions.
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