When an Apology Is Not Enough | Podcast 643

for introverted feeling or authenticity.

It is looking for-

Yeah

... at least an acknowledgement.

I think sometimes we conflate validating with ratifying, approving of something.

No.

Validating it makes it sound like we're saying, "And that's as it should be," introverted feeling or authenticity really understands.

Validating somebody's feeling is basically just saying, "I understand why that would exist." It's not saying that it's the right feeling, but really all it's doing is going, "I understand that you're a complex person, and whatever feelings come up are the feelings that came up."

Yes.

"So I wanna recognize and acknowledge that, and validate that you're having this experience." [upbeat music]

Hey, welcome back to the Personality Hacker Podcast.

My name is Joel Mark Witt.

And I'm Antonia Dodge.