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Psychologist, author and adjunct instructor at Stanford University Caroline Fleck, PhD, has a new book out entitled Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your ...

In my book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends, I spend an entire chapter reviewing the importance of friendship. The longest-running study on happiness, for ...

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“I just need you to validate my feelings.” It's a phrase therapists, partners, and friends hear constantly—and it reveals something fascinating about our cultural moment. Validation has become the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. On the final episode of her TV show, Oprah declared: “I’ve talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing in ...