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Ep. 467 – Work, Parent, Thrive with Yael Schonbrun
Mindrolling with Raghu Markus
The Answer to Emotional Avoidance or Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity is the deliberate intention to say, you know, everything's fine and code it over. The problem with toxic positivity isn't that we can't avoid discomfort or hurting someone's feelings if we care to try anything meaningful. We encounter opportunities for growth, development of wisdom, resilience, self knowledge, knowledge of others - all these good things. When we run away from it, we shut down those opportunities and we shut off the things that really matter to us.
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