The Optimistic Club

Episode 1. This Is Not Toxic Positivity


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On our first episode, we're diving into what Toxic Positivity really is and how it could affect our well-being.

It’s when positivity becomes pressure. When everything you’re feeling gets dismissed or sugar-coated. Like when you say, “I’m exhausted,” and someone replies, “But at least you have a job!” Or you admit you’re lonely, and they say, “You just need to love yourself more.” It comes from a well-meaning place… But what it often does is shut down real conversations.

But here’s the thing.

You can be grateful and grieving. You can be optimistic and overwhelmed. We are complex, contradictory beings and we deserve spaces that honour all of it.

That’s why I created this podcast. Not to fix you. Not to force a silver lining. But to hold space for your softness in this hard-driven world.

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The Optimistic ClubBy Tamsyn Niemandt