32. Validating Your Emotions When Other People Don't "Get It"

32. Validating Your Emotions When Other Peopl...

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239. Coddling Keeps You Comfortable. A Higher Standard Sets You Free

In this solo episode, Alissa explores the difference between people who tell you what you want to hear and the ones who love you enough to tell you the truth. Because validation feels good, but it can also keep you stuck.Alissa makes the case for honest, loving challenge as one o ...  Show more

238. The Unexpected Gift in Comparing Yourself to Others

In this solo episode, Alissa unpacks what's actually happening when you measure yourself against someone else, and how to use those moments as information rather than evidence of your own inadequacy.The reflex most of us have when comparison hits is either self-diminishment or qu ...  Show more

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