“I just need you to validate my feelings.” It's a phrase therapists, partners, and friends hear constantly—and it reveals something fascinating about our cultural moment. Validation has become the ...

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Psychologist, author and adjunct instructor at Stanford University Caroline Fleck, PhD, has a new book out entitled Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your ...

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When basketball superstar LeBron James joined the Miami Heat in 2010, he joined a star-studded team with stellar expectations. But it was a savvy move by head coach Erik Spoelstra that set the team ...