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EP 543 Your Feelings Are Valid. Your Actions Aren't Always.
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- Celeste The Therapist
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- Jun 30, 2026
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- 1554
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Summary
Your feelings are valid. All of them — the anger, the hurt, the jealousy, the grief, the fear. You don't have to earn the right to feel what you feel. But somewhere along the way, emotional validation got confused with emotional permission — and Celeste is breaking that down today. In this episode she draws a clear line between feelings, which are involuntary and always valid, and actions, which are choices and always carry consequences. This is the conversation that takes emotional intelligence from awareness into accountability. Topics covered: Why emotional validation matters and what it actually means How "my feelings are valid" became a misused concept The difference between explaining behavior and excusing it Why trauma context matters but doesn't eliminate responsibility How the gap between feeling and action is where real growth happens Classes Store Follow Celeste podcast page on tick tock , facebook and instagram Follow STWYT Wellness center on tick tock , facebook and instagram