True self-love and inner peace are only possible when we have the ability to see ourselves and own our experiences without deep diving into a spiral of negativity, self-doubt, and emotional dysregulation. After all, self-validation is the ability to accept our internal experiences, thoughts, and feelings. As we continue our building series through the end of the year, we started with loneliness last week, and today, we’re taking a one-on-one deep dive into self-validation. Being unable to validate our emotions, thoughts, and feelings keeps us from living an emotionally stable life, holds us in a state of perceived unworthiness, and keeps us from our emotional best. This week we are breaking down and trashing the barriers that keep us from validating ourselves, our emotions, and our thoughts.   So, let’s dive right in… Key Takeaways: 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Week 2 of our emotional understanding to help love ourselves—self-validation   04:31 The definition of self-validation    06:40 Internal Validation vs. External Validation 08:33 A self-validated person has certain qualities within their day-to-day behaviors, and a HUGE clarification about the qualities   11:23 There is a relationship between self-validation and self-worth. There are ways to quickly know if you are a validator and have a healthy sense of self-worth. 13:11 Six levels of self-validation broken down   21:21 Rejecting who you are is one of the deepest forms of self-invalidation    23:54 Learning how to lean into self-compassion as a form of self-validation and the steps of validation 29:18 The four questions that matter 31:35 Self-validation focus statements/affirmations to use right now! 32:30 For those already in the practice of self-validation, here are a few ways to increase the validation Again, self-validation is not easy, but it’s beyond worthy of your time and energy. When it comes down to being good enough, feeling good enough, and validating your enoughness, ask yourself:   Am I willing to show up for myself? Am I willing to show up for your life? Am I willing to try your best regardless of an unknown outcome? Do you care about yourself? Learn to love and respect who you are because who she is, is amazing. And besides, it’s an essential step to getting your life together, girl. Join the 17.8 K members on Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok who are engaging in their own life revolution daily! Love this show? Please leave us a review here – even one sentence helps! Become a Get Your Life Together, Girl Insider! Sign up here! Free downloads are available right now! Looking for more? Visit: www.getyourlifetogethergirl.com, I also invite you to join the new Get Your Life Together, Girl Women’s Circle. This monthly membership gives you access to exclusive exercises, practices, tools, monthly live conversations where you can ask questions, 100s of techniques, and a community to support you. It’s just $9.00 a month. Connection can be complicated. Therapy isn’t cheap. The Women’s Circle bridges the gap. Visit the website to learn more and sign up.