Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

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2 practices
On your own, or with someone
Theme · Validate yourself and others
When

Before you fix or argue, validate: that makes sense, I can see why you feel that. It cools the heat.

People calm down when they feel understood, not corrected. Understanding first, solutions later.

A minuteValidate yourself and othersDBT skillsQur’an 41:34

Validate your own feeling first: of course this stung. You do not need permission to feel it.

Do not add self-blame on top of a hard feeling. Let it be real, then decide what to do.

A minuteValidate yourself and othersDBT skillsQur’an 20:25

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