Toxic

Ep. 52: What Is Toxic Positivity and Why Is It So Annoying?


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"What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." "God only gives you as much as you can handle!" Toxic positivity is positivity that's taken a wrong turn. It dismisses our true feelings, minimizes what we're going through and leaves us with feelings of guilt for being unhappy. And it's typically rooted in someone else's uncomfortableness with vulnerability. In this episode, Jenna and Amanda unpack the most annoying ways one can add a dose of toxicity into their support and give ideas for better ways to respond when someone drops bad news on us. 

This episode is going to wrap up Season 2 for Toxic. Take a few weeks to catch up on any episodes you may have missed and we'll be back with Season 3 on Oct. 10. Also, don't forget to take our quickie 2-minute, 10-question survey on ToxicthePodcast.com to help us better shape the next season AND be entered to win some free merch. TIA. 

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