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I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth.
How are you doing? Hi Feifei, I'm great thanks.
I actually went to see a comedian last night and she was talking about having a really long coffee order and feeling awkward about it, I felt so seen.
I have a really long coffee order.
Oh, really? Now I want to know your coffee order.
OK, are you ready? It's a soya milk, sugar -free, caramel flat white with two shots of decaf.
Oh wow, that is long.
So, the comedian wasn't talking about you specifically, but you felt seen.
That means you felt understood.
The comedian was talking about an experience you can relate to.
Yes, if you feel seen you feel represented and it can be used in a jokey way, like with my coffee order, but it can also be used more seriously, like when people see themselves represented in a book or film, for example.
Yes, a lot of this is about inclusion.
I was listening to the radio this morning and one of the presenters said that she has two young children at home and every morning she has to, you know, get them up, get them dressed, so she feels like she has lived a hundred lives before she even leaves her front door, and I felt really seen.
Yeah, I can imagine.
One of my friends is in a wheelchair, and when she sees someone on TV that is in a wheelchair, she says that it really makes her feel seen, so again, it's an experience that she can relate to.
It's about feeling included.
Let's hear some examples of feel seen.
So, I'm a bit weird and I put orange juice on my cereal and when my friend said that she did the same thing, I felt so seen.
I think it's great when you're watching TV and you see somewhere that looks like where you live.
I mean, it helps you feel seen.
My friend's been feeling really anxious lately but she's listening to a new podcast and she feels really seen, they talk about the same things that she's going through.
We mentioned before that feeling seen is often related to inclusion.
Feeling seen means being represented and having your own thoughts, feelings or situation validated and recognised by someone else.
Yes, it's about sharing experiences and feelings.
We can say, I feel seen about a situation or experience that isn't always talked about.
It's something different or unusual.
So feeling seen can mean that you feel validated in a way that feels quite personal?
Exactly! Is it time to order a coffee?
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