Yes validation is hard to do - it's not intuitive, but it'll become more so with practice. I tried it towards the end of last week when I went out with a best mate for dinner. We just chatted and I did my best to validate when he was talking about some problems with his GF. The Sorenson book is good as it gives lots of examples and also gives examples of what NOT to say too, which is very helpful.
The channel is music-based. Essentially the main gist is I take a clip of something - usually someone talking, or a meme - and work out the rhythm/pitch of what they're saying, turn it into a melody, and create a short (classical) piece of music based on that melody. Currently I'm doing a set of short works for each character from a film; taking a well-known line they have and making something out of it. Planning on doing some voiceover vids where I analyse certain aspects of pieces, or discuss other matters. Trying to keep it vague on purpose of course seeing as anyone can technically find this page!
Had a go at cooking a few things this weekend. Protein brownies and coconut rice pudding (not at the same time!). Gym as well this week has gone well - upping weights gradually now so hopefully will progress further with that as the weeks go by.
Very busy overall.
Me - 36, W - 32 No kids T - 8 yr, M - 3 yr Discovery - 14 May 2019 S - 25 May 2019 & D bomb - 29 July 2019 D & House sale final - Feb 2020
