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Validate Me is a raw podcast about validation, why we crave it, chase it, and confuse it with love and self worth.
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Inside Sex Addiction & Betrayal Trauma with Jennifer Acker (opens the original)
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In this episode of Validate Me, Peter Rosenberg sits down with Jennifer Acker for an honest conversation about sex addiction, sexual compulsivity, validation addiction, and the trauma that betrayal can leave behind. Jennifer Acker breaks down why these behaviors often go much deeper than sex, how the need to feel seen and validated can develop early in life, and the role social media and modern technology can play in feeding that cycle. They also get into the other side of addiction: what happen
What Trauma Leaves Behind feat. General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun (opens the original)
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Recovery isn't just about getting sober. It's about confronting the stories you've been telling yourself, breaking generational cycles, and learning how to be honest with who you are. In this episode of Validate Me, Peter Rosenberg sits down with General Steele to talk about addiction, trauma, family, faith, recovery, writing his memoir, and the lifelong work of healing. Together, they explore how pain gets passed down, what it takes to break the cycle, and what trauma leaves behind long after t
The Opposite of Validation feat. Rory of Rory & Mal Part 2 (opens the original)
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In Part 2 of Peter Rosenberg's conversation with Rory, the discussion shifts from personal validation to what happens when millions of people have an opinion about you. Together, they unpack internet outrage, parasocial relationships, public criticism, platforming controversial voices, Joe Rogan, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and why validation is something no amount of success can permanently satisfy. If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, start there first for the beginning of the conversation. Enjoying
The Opposite of Validation feat. Rory of Rory & Mal (opens the original)
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Validate Me Ep. 7: Rory of Rory & Mal on Fame, Validation & Living in Public (Part 1) In Part 1 of this conversation, Peter Rosenberg sits down with Rory for an honest discussion about validation, public criticism, podcasting, fame, race, ego, and what it means to build a career while thousands of people have an opinion about your life. From the pressures of internet culture to learning how to separate your identity from public perception, Rory opens up about the moments that challenged him most
The Weight We Carry (opens the original)
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In this episode Validate Me, Peter Rosenberg sits down with Big E for one of the most open and powerful conversations we've had on the show. Big E reflects on his lifelong battle with depression, the pressure many men feel to stay silent, and the years he spent believing that asking for help was a sign of weakness. Together, he and Peter explore how shame, identity, family, faith, and vulnerability shape the way men learn to deal with pain, and what can happen when we finally decide to talk abou
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