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Sherise is a NLP-trained coach based in Singapore. She is a freelance writer for blogs and websites for small and medium businesses who are just starting out in the digital space, and provides marketing, copywriting, and coaching services via her website www.inspiredtostart.com.

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How I Overcame Childhood Emotional Neglect and Learned to Meet My Needs

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“In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need to feel it.” ~Mitch Albom

“Your feelings are valid,” said my life coach during one of our sessions, as we were working on an issue I had with my parents.

I had to do a double take. My feelings are valid? She actually accepts them as they are?

Eventually it started to dawn on me: My parents never validated my feelings. This sudden revelation earlier this year threw me into a dark period of my life.

When I was …