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Aug 2023
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why do we seek validation?

Nawal sari
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After being sick and trying to get better, Nawal has been thinking a lot. Maybe too much. Todays episode discusses why we seek validation?, trying to get out of “seasonal depression”, why self-loathing is normalised and unpacking internal vs external validation. Plus my sick girl weekly faves :))

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