Episode 3: Understanding Invalidation

Episode 3:

In this Episode, Dr. Little describes invalidation and how this is linked to our difficulties listening to and trusting our Inner Healing Intelligence. Invalidation is the experience of someone telling us that we are not feeling or experiencing what we think we are feeling or experiencing, or, that we should not be thinking or feeling a certain way. Invalidation tells us that we are wrong in some way. Validation is the opposite, it is the experience of being heard and understood. Validation is an expression of empathy. 

When we are chronically invalidated by others, we begin to invalidate ourselves. We start to lack trust in ourselves and frequently feel like we need to look to others to tell us how we should feel or what we should do. 

Dr. Little discusses the signs to look out for when you are invalidating yourself and how to turn your thoughts around so that you can be more validating, kind and compassionate to yourself. She shares how mindfulness is an essential tool to help you get more practiced at self validation. With time and practice, validating yourself will be the first step towards listening to and trusting your own inner wisdom. 

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