Validation: The recognition of a person’s thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviours as valid and understandable.[1] Invalidation, then, is the rejection or dismissal of a person’s
What is Anger? Just like all the basic emotions outlined by Paul Ekman in the 1970’s[1], anger is a natural, normal emotion. It serves a
Understanding the Emotion Sadness? Sadness is an emotion typically characterised by a plethora of accompanying feelings, like loss, disappointment, disinterest, a low mood, helplessness and
Understanding the Emotion Disgust Disgust is an emotion that generally receives less attention than the other five emotions outlined in Ekman’s Basic Emotions, which are
Fear: The Role of Fear This blog is part of our series on understanding and managing difficult emotions – Fear, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust. The
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