Showing posts with label emotional validation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emotional validation. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Improving Your Relationship By Practicing Teamwork

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Practicing teamwork in your relationship is essential to developing and maintaining relationships (see my article:  Relationships: Are You P...
Friday, July 19, 2024

Relationships: Respond to Your Partner with Emotional Attunement and Validation Before You Try to Solve the Problem

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There's a relationship dynamic I often see in my psychotherapy office when I'm working with couples:  One partner talks about their ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

How to Be Emotionally Supportive When Your Partner is Attending Trauma Therapy

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People who are attending trauma therapy can benefit greatly from emotional validation and support from their partner (see my articles:  What...
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Understanding Why Toxic Positivity is Harmful to Yourself and Your Loved Ones

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I began a discussion in my last article,  What is Toxic Positivity?  by defining toxic positivity and giving examples of it.  As a recap fro...

What is Toxic Positivity?

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While there are many benefits to positive thinking, including stress relief and increased resilience , toxic positivity is harmful.    Toxic...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

How to Become a Better Partner in Your Relationship

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If you're in a long term relationship, it's easy to forget what you need to do to be a good partner.  Even though it might not be yo...
Monday, October 24, 2022

How to Develop and Use Emotional Validation Skills in Your Relationship

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 In my last article,  What is Emotional Validation and Why Is It Such a Powerful Relationship Skill? , I defined emotional validation and g...