EMU’s award-winning mental health podcast for students is exploring how positivity and optimism can enhance our lives. Student guest Shayla Mostyn, an EMU junior majoring in sociology, joins the show to share about her wildly popular TikTok account, which focuses on positivity. She also discusses how she spreads joy through her content and in real life – and provides advice to students thinking of sharing their own content online. Resident mental health expert Aesha Mustafa, Ph.D., talks about what toxic positivity is, how being positive impacts mental health, and emotional regulation.