Ep35 - How Toxic Positivity Is Making You Less Happy (And What To Do About It)

So what makes some positivity toxic ?

So many things seem to be labeled toxic these days, hey?

Maybe too many things

Because surely, having a good attitude can't be a bad thing right?!

Well, no.

But here's a question for you: are you constantly searching for the silver lining in every situation?

Yeah. There's so much messaging out there that tells us we need to.

That we should be grateful. Because others have it worse.

And while that's not wrong

What's the cost of keeping a positive mindset at all times?

Eventually, it takes a toll on you. And those around you.

Because when we force positivity we run the risk of denying, invalidating, and minimizing.

We ignore the range of human emotions in an attempt to bury the negative ones.

So. What do we do about it?

That's exactly what Hailey and Paula are talking about in today's episode.

So click play and have a listen

P.S. You know all those toxically positive quotes you see all over the internet? The ones that practically make you feel guilty for breathing? What if we happened to re-write some of them? And made them into phone and desktop backgrounds? Hmm what if we did ?? Grab your Episode Booster here!

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