Have you ever confided in someone you wanted comfort from only to be told…

"It could be worse."

"At least it wasn't X, Y, or Z!"

"Look on the bright side…"

"I don't know why you are making such a big deal…"

These are all examples of emotional invalidation.

Maybe you've even said these things to others, unintentionally invalidating them. This is common if we're high-functioning codependents and other people's distress causes us distress.

But even if your heart is in the right place, emotional invalidation can damage your relationships.

That's why in today's episode, I'm breaking down what emotional invalidation is, discussing why so many of us are emotional invalidators and offering ways to emotionally validate our loved ones so that we can strengthen our relationships.

Read the show notes for this episode at terricole.com/460

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