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Wondering How to Validate Someone’s Feelings? Try These 5 Actions

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Ever find yourself in a situation where someone you care about is going through a tough time, and you're not sure how to show support?

Often we fall back on the same trite and diminishing phrases – “Don’t worry, it’ll be ok.” “It’s not as bad as you think.” “Just don’t think about it.”

Finding the right way to validate someone's feelings and create a safe space for them to express themselves can be challenging, especially if you don’t understand emotional validation.

We're here to share some valuable insights and examples on how to help your loved ones feel heard, understood, and validated.

List Of 100 Virtues To Live By With Examples

by Barrie Davenport

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As our world grows more complex, and we must confront hundreds of minuscule moral choices in any given week, how do we begin to define our characters?

Who we are is determined by how we choose to move through the world. Our choices define us, but how do we make those choices?

What influences our thoughts and actions?

Our good character is defined by certain virtues that we value as our moral code.

However, knowing what those virtues are and why they are important is key to developing your personal operating system for life.

The Best Random Advice You’ll Ever Receive: 33 Ideas To Make Your Life Infinitely Better

by Barrie Davenport

What’s the best life advice you’ve received up until now?

If it changed your life for the better, you probably remember it — and who gave it to you.

Not all advice has that kind of power.

Even funny advice can turn your life around and get you moving in a better direction.

We want you to have all the advantages good life advice can bring you.

So, we curated this list of the best life-changing ideas.

Look through it and save the ones that hit you right where you live.

Someday, you’ll be the one sharing it with someone else.

You’re Sure To Recognize These 9 Ways Narcissists Treat Their Exes

by Barrie Davenport

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You just broke up with a narcissist.

Or maybe you’re getting ready for the big break.

Whichever the case, you’ve experienced the darkness of dating someone with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and now you’re ready to bolt.

Today, we're unpacking how narcissists treat their exes to help you prepare for what’s coming next.

Specifically, we’re diving into nine ways people with NPD behave after a romantic split.

Psychological researchers have identified several types of narcissists, but they all have similar traits.

Our answers to these commonly asked questions may not precisely fit the NPD personality in your life, but they provide a general framework of what to expect when parting ways.