Validating another person's feelings is a kind and important way to help them to de-escalate when emotions are running high or intense, and it also shows empathy without necessarily agreeing with the other person. Putting a positive spin on a really difficult situation or telling a person to look on the bright side is often invalidating because this can seemingly minimize the person's experience. Self-validating our own emotions is sometimes overlooked especially for moms who are naturally concerned about others, and holding space for both another person's feelings as well as our own is also tricky, but possible with practice.
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