The Toxic Positivity of American Culture

I've read studies where people making the argument that there's a sort of, perhaps, toxic optimism among some segments of American culture. We're always very intentional when we're teaching these skills to be clear that negative emotions are normal and functional. The positive emotions help you sort of stay in the game and fight against the injustices and oppressions in the world.

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