How to not seek validation

It’s natural to seek validation from others. As social beings, we crave recognition and acceptance; this acknowledgement often provides a sense of emotional safety and psychological well-being.⁣ ⁣ However, when we rely too heavily on validation from others, we risk becoming trapped in a cycle of people-pleasing and superficial gratification. Our actions become contingent on other people’s reactions or approval, and we validate our existence through them. This unhealthy pattern starves the…

Do you often seek the approval of others before you do anything? Here are tips on how to stop seeking validation from others.

Validation is internal. Seek it and you’ll become a slave to their validation.

Decentering men is a radical act of self-liberation—a refusal to let your life orbit around the expectations, approval, or presence of men. It’s about breaking free from societal conditioning that teaches women to seek their worth through male validation and instead choosing to define your value by your own standards. This journey begins with unlearning deeply ingrained beliefs: that your beauty exists to please, that your success is meaningful only when admired, and that your happiness is…

Roxie Nafousi on Instagram: "My friend & healing coach @carinatalla said this to me during a session recently and it really stuck. If you don’t validate yourself, you seek validation from others… Ask yourself, what are you looking for others to give you that you could instead give to yourself? Perhaps it’s kind words, love, safety, appreciation…? Give yourself the things you seek from others. I actually speak more about this in my new book MANIFEST: Dive Deeper which you can pre-order now…

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