Why Validation Never Feeds You: The Difference Between Being Seen and Being Admired

Walk down any street, scroll any feed, sit in any therapy room, and you can feel it: a culture starving for something. But most people don’t know what they’re starving for. They chase likes, performance, admiration, “proof” they matter—then wonder why they still feel hollow an hour later. There’s a quiet psychological truth most of us miss: […]
