Today, external validation often dictates our choices and decisions, and the journey to trusting oneself can feel like a radical act of self-love and empowerment. But how does one cultivate this ...

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 ...

In some relationships with family, friends or coworkers, you may disagree with choices that the other person is making, or hold a different opinion than them on a topic you're both passionate about.

From the time we’re young, many of us are taught to measure our worth by how others respond to us — gold stars, applause, praise for hitting milestones. That early conditioning can follow us into ...

One of the hardest life lessons we must learn is how to move on. If you’re lucky, you will have a supportive group of friends who not-so-covertly suggest that you dump your boyfriend, especially if he ...