# The importance of validation with therapist Caroline Fleck

An episode of [ReThinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1554567118), 18 Feb 2025, 37 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/675858676d1777b3683ec351/e/67afb020f7ed892410a28dca/media.mp3

Seeking acceptance is a natural part of the human experience — but do you know how to dish it out? Clinical psychologist Caroline Fleck believes that validating others is a key to building stronger relationships. She and Adam discuss strategies for recognizing another person’s feelings, the distinction between empathetic validation and exaggerated praise, and why sometimes saying less is more. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAGscripts ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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