First off, what have been her issues with you? How have you changed into a better person? Validating won't work if you agree with her, but act the same way.
Have you ever acknowledged how she felt? Not agree, but acknowledge.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.