To validate is to recognize, establish, or illustrate worth. "I get you." "I understand you." "I respect you." "I hear you." "Your opinions matter." "You have worth." We all long to hear these things. We all long to be validated. You can validate another person regardless … [Read more...]
Love or dependency
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you. -Wayne Dyer … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Them Stop You
"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. " -Aristotle You have a purpose. There is work to be done. You can do it. There is fun to be had. You can have it. There are people to love. You can love them. There are quiet … [Read more...]
Healthy Boundaries: A Good Practice
"Good fences make good neighbors" Robert Frost Boundaries are those invisible lines that separate you from other people. When children grow up in families that practice healthy boundaries, these boundaries are typically passed down through generations. The same is true when … [Read more...]
I believe in you
Kenny had been told that he was worthless for as long as he could remember. He was often called a loser and told that he was good for nothing. The fifteen-year-old had no reason to doubt the validity of these messages that were etched deeply within his very being. His father … [Read more...]
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