I often tell clients, friends and people who ask about my job that a huge part of what I do during sessions is validating feelings. Folks justifiably want to feel like what they are experiencing and feeling makes sense and it is okay to have their emotional response. Most of the time this is true and I am happy to remind people that the way they are feeling makes sense. Recently, I’ve been feeling like sometimes we believe we are entitled to certain outcomes or actions based on our emotions. What does this mean in the context of harm, repair, and abolition?
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