Why You Need Their Approval To Feel Okay About Yourself

You check your phone. Not because you are expecting a message. Because you need to know where you stand. A California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist explains the real psychological reason behind approval seeking — where it comes from, what it is costing you, and two specific steps to begin taking your power back today. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: → What approval seeking actually is and why it goes far beyond caring what people think → The two places this need almost always comes from → What approval seeking is costing you in your relationships and your sense of self → Two actionable steps to begin reclaiming your internal compass today HEALING RESOURCES: → Trauma Bond Recovery Workbook — https://informededge.gumroad.com/l/gkfxy Free weekly newsletter - informededgestudio.substack.com RECOMMENDED BOOKS: → Attached by Amir Levine — https://amzn.to/4lMmwLe → The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk —https://amzn.to/4d7N9rV → Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood — https://amzn.to/47S0Jfm WATCH MORE: → Why You Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavailable People —    • Why You Keep Attracting Emotionally Unavai...   → Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Someone Who Hurt You —    • Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Someone ...   → You Called It Love. A Therapist Might Call It Something Else —    • You Called It Love. A Therapist Might Call...   CRISIS RESOURCES: → Call or text 988 — Suicide and Crisis Lifeline → National DV Hotline — 1-800-799-7233 → Find a therapist — psychologytoday.com/us/therapists DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only. I am a licensed therapist but not your therapist. Nothing in this video constitutes therapeutic advice or creates a therapist-client relationship. New videos every Thursday at 9am PST.