Using Invalidation Effectively
Episode description
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Brett Cushing shares how invalidation, whether it be intended to harm or to help, can be effectively utilized to maintain and enhance relationships. Brett shares why invalidation hurts, how to extend invalidation without harm, and how to respond to invalidation in helpful ways.
Listen to find out how to effectively utilize invalidation as a relational skill and transform relationships into safer, happier, and more secure ones. Invalidation can often be intrusive and unwelcome, and this episode highlights how our response to invalidating people can work to our advantage and help our relationships.
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