affirming part is for someone to say, you exist in this space, and I am affirming that you are here and I am here.
affirming of the person you're talking with like thank you very much um enjoyed being with you today uh I really like
affirming it may even be called sacrilegious uh that's kind of the heart
being affirming to myself, being realistic, but also still being kind-- self compassion, nonjudgment, practicing these things
And it is very affirming that it works, that people are still capable of being surprised.
And it's so affirming to hear her speak and to read her books and to see I'm not making this up.
And it was so affirming to me.
It can be affirming someone's importance or worth.
So that was very affirming , but it's very sensitive.
that actually are affirming transgender youth.
but not affirming most definitely.
They also weren't affirming .
found it deeply affirming that not only not only did I enjoy prayer but
is just so affirming to go through.
and he started affirming and bringing into his body that his success would actually make him healthy, the guy's business just quadrupled.
"The Science of Dignity," that shows that affirming your dignity is central to well-being for all human beings as much as actually
grow up in a black affirming household.
youth life-saving and life-affirming medical care so this riptide of hate
And it's very powerful and affirming .
it was just kind of life-affirming .
But what I find most affirming is the idea that before we were born that God created us.
And I guess that was really affirming , because that's what he wanted.
And the staff has definitely been very affirming .
But they still weren't affirming .
And the agency wasn't affirming .
It's like the most life-affirming thing ever.
And it feels really life-affirming .
But what I'm doing is always affirming .
Now we're talking about affirming people as they are.
The ideas are always life-affirming in some way.
and the moral advice is constantly gassing people up and affirming them?
in Columbus against a bill that was banning gender affirming care for minors.
He also is a trans kid who is receiving gender-affirming health care, and it is lifesaving to him in many different ways.
What is this self-talk that you're affirming for yourself?
There's also a lot of churches that are affirming now.
And I am also very much aware and affirming of the LGBTQ community.
Because it begins-- it's a place of affirming humanity.
And all of the other youth here have been very affirming .
bias I'm going to listen to the voices that are affirming what I think uh and
And finally, be affirming -- I know it's sort of a gross word, but it is actually really important-- not to make stuff
And we're here to create a vibrant life-affirming future for our children and our children's children for generations to come.
And I have a kind of mentor that is a black gay pastor at an affirming church on the Upper West Side.
So it's gratifying to like something which your friend likes and which is affirming him all in this kind of common involvement.
And then other books say if you're like progressive and really open and affirming , you're like this crazy liberal, and you need to believe this.
So the first foster home that I was placed in was definitely not affirming .
And you'll find it really, really life affirming , and just so pleasurable, to see what is possible.
Matter of fact, it's even affirming just to say, every time I feel jealous, I go be nice to myself.
what I would call, are not LGBT affirming .
negative beliefs, what I would call non-affirming beliefs, about same-sex relationships.
diplomacy has traditionally been thought to be about um uh establishing difference affirming difference I am