i'm sure we have all heard the idioms of  "look on the bright side" and all that relate to it. these all stem from the idea of toxic positivity, practically forcing oneself to see the good in all situations no matter how dire or decrepit. in today's episode, i discuss why this is harmful and a very dangerous idea to promote, and how it affects us as humans in terms of understanding and regulating our emotions. i had no idea that i previously practiced certain things that were related to toxic positivity, so maybe this will be enlightening to some of you as well

podcast links -

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4p0Wj9VRwOHHF2Z6eD4IkJ

apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raes-rambles/id1601659228

anchor: https://anchor.fm/raeshel-kelly

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