Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Before a debt collector can pursue you for a debt, they are generally required to first send you a debt validation letter. This ...

Psychologist, author and adjunct instructor at Stanford University Caroline Fleck, PhD, has a new book out entitled Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your ...

In my book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends, I spend an entire chapter reviewing the importance of friendship. The longest-running study on happiness, for ...

“I just need you to validate my feelings.” It's a phrase therapists, partners, and friends hear constantly—and it reveals something fascinating about our cultural moment. Validation has become the ...

Receiving a call from a debt collector can be jarring, but you need to remain calm and make sure you’re not on the hook for an IOU you don’t actually owe. Unfortunately, it’s not altogether rare to be ...