Katie Wenger
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, and couples therapy; Founder of Higher Fulfillment practice and clinical director at Marriage Recovery Center.
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May 27, 2026
David HawkinsHOST
Ta- talk about invalidation and the power of invalidation, and, and the inverse, the power of validation.
Katie WengerGUEST
Well, one reason that we seem to do that, invalidate ourselves, is because we're searching for control.
Katie WengerGUEST
If there is something inside of me that's causing that, that's something I can control or change.
Katie WengerGUEST
If it's something in someone else so that someone else is doing, then I can't control it, and that feels more unsafe for me.
Katie WengerGUEST
You're probably disconnecting from yourself as you've disconnected from others.
Katie WengerGUEST
That's part of what you'll start to feel physically, is not wanting to be in close proximity to someone that you think is being dishonest or hiding something from you.
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