Over the past few episodes of the Small Jar podcast, we have bene exploring the mindset traps of life with teens and the empty nest. We've covered confirmation bias and catastrophizing.  This week, we explore validation seeking, or looking for external validation, approval, or recognition from others.  Feeling good when others give us love or praise is natural. The question we include in this episode is why do we sometimes feel like we need this external validation in order to feel what we really want to feel.