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Inside the Validation Vortex: Echo, Ask, Tell, Wait

Inside the Validation Vortex: Echo, Ask, Tell, Wait

What Socrates, stadiums, and your nervous system can teach you about validating feelings—without flattening into a feel-good emoji.

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Steiger Neils Bryke
May 04, 2025
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Nutgraf | The Low‑Frequency Hum

“Do you see me?” isn’t small talk anymore; it rumbles under everything like sub‑bass. In arenas, the question detonates from shared lungs. On phone screens it chirps in velvet‑voiced therapy slang. At dinner tables it flickers through half‑second glances. Our bodies judge safety by reading the answer.

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