Above The Middle

Above The Middle

Some Cruital Thoughts On Validation

What is YOUR relationship with validation?

Joe Gibson's avatar
Joe Gibson
May 09, 2022
∙ Paid
Photograph by Rahul on Pexels

When you garner enough awareness over your urges, you begin to recognize how often you seek validation

-Or at least, this has been the case for me.

If you’d known me 4 years ago, you wouldn’t have seen me in the gym less than 6 days a week. Even if I was hungover or sick, the gym was a priority. Why? The unmistakable urge to f…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Above The Middle to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Joe Gibson · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture