Welcome to The Validation Lounge inaugural podcast with Sarah Fox.Having a positive view of ourselves and confidence in our strengths and abilities are big factors in how happy and successful we are in life.However self worth is often one of the areas that we struggle with and If we lack this it can have a negative impact on all aspects of our lives and it can determine how well we cope in the face of adversity.Each spisode of the validation lounge looks at what contributes to low self esteem with different professionals who work with people; counsellors, therapists, mediators and coaches, amongst others.In this episode we discuss what contributes to our self esteem and self worth. Sarah Fox is a coach and mentor with over 20 years of working in the arts and beyond.If you are interested in working with Sarah, she offers both group and individual coaching and you can find her at http://sarahfox.co.uk.This is the link for the Martin Seligman questionnaire that Sarah refers to: Institute on Character http://viacharacter.org.Brene Brown (https://brenebrown.com) is a researcher with an interest in shame and vulnerablity. A good starting point to learn more about her work are her Ted Talks The Power of Vulnerability (https://brenebrown.com/videos/ted-talk-the-power-of-vulnerability) and Listening to Shame (https://brenebrown.com/videos/ted-talk-listening-to-shame).I make reference to the theories of Donald Winnicott – for more information on him watch this video by The School of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZkvvB367IDo get in touch if you have any queries regarding this episode – contact@sashajenkin.comThank you for listening to The Validation Lounge. Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes.

https://ifs-institute.com/resources/research/ifs-glossary-terms

The above link is a glossary of common terms used in Internal Family Systems Therapy from the IFS Institute.

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Welcome to the second episode of The Validation Lounge with Melissa Cliffe.Each episode of The Validation Lounge looks at what contributes to self - esteem with different professionals who work with people; counsellors, therapist, mediators and coaches, amongst others.In this episode I continue to explore validation and self worth with Melissa Cliffe.Melissa is a Gestalt Psychotherapist who works with individuals, couples and groups in East London. She specialises in working with midlife issues and has a particular interest in how changes in appearance affect our sense of self. She teaches on the Humanistic Psychotherapy MSc at Metanoia Institute. She has been featured in Psychologies Magazine, the New Psychotherapist, Marie Claire, the Metro and Bustle. You can find her at:Website: http://www.ameaningfulmidlife.comTwitter: @hello_midlifeFacebook: www.facebook.com/ameaningfulmidlifeInstagram: ameaningfulmidlife This Youtube video gives a brief explanation of Gestalt Therapy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBl14hIqDwcFor more information on Karl Jung please have a look at this: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-JungFor more information on Mindfulness here is a short video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDSIfNLlFdsHere is an explanation of Integrative Therapy:https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/therapy-types/integrative-therapyHere is a dictionary definition of introversion:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/introvertAnd here is more information about highly sensitive people:https://hsperson.com

https://ifs-institute.com/resources/research/ifs-glossary-terms

The above link is a glossary of common terms used in Internal Family Systems Therapy from the IFS Institute.

More info on my fabulous guests can be found on the podcast website:
https://thevalidationloungeallpartsarewelcome.buzzsprout.com

Sasha Jenkin website for any feedback please:
https://sashajenkin.com/