Write Where It Hurts

S2 Ep 13 Toxic Positivity

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This week, Eva and Katryn discuss toxic positivity, its impact on their mental health as writers, and offer tips to break the cycle from both sides. Eva confesses to being a lifelong pickle slut, while Katryn gets salty about libraries and inspirational tube tops.

*Content warnings: Queerphobia, illness, depression, discussion of hate speech

Sources

  • Get an overview of the concept of toxic positivity from Psychology Today

  • Also, why “good vibes only” can be bad

  • Just NO to this

  • Stop bossing me around, inspirational memes!

  • Eva and Katryn didn’t quite line up on their new shtick but both examples are good! Eva shared a great example with this Daria scene while Katryn talked about a most hated example of toxic positivity with this horrific crime of fashion.  

    • Listen to the outtake, and then watch this and replace the word “snow,”
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