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Themes: Toxic Positivity, Social Media, Authenticity, Parenting, Mental Health
Summary:
Meet Whitney Goodman, LMFT — a radically honest psychotherapist behind the hugely popular Instagram account @sitwithwhit, author, and the owner of The Collaborative Counseling Center, a virtual therapy practice in Florida. Whitney's debut book, Toxic Positivity: Keeping it Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy, shows readers how to shift the goal from being happy to being authentic in order to live fully. In this episode, we discuss toxic positivity and how a “good vibes only” mentality, while good-intentioned, can actually backfire when we’re denying and dismissing the hardships of life.
Discover:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Toxic positivity
02:51 Cultural gaslighting
03:24 Gratitude, toxic positivity & the internet
04:47 History of toxic positivity
08:06 The absence of realness on social media
10:53 Social media boundaries
12:59 The cultural shift beyond constant positivity
15:00 The effects of toxic positivity on connection
21:14 Connection between cancel culture and toxic positivity
24:18 Toxic positivity in relationships
28:01 Stop trying to save people
31:51 Relationships with parents
37:00 Gender roles in parenting
38:42 Life without a smartphone and the internet
41:42 Living in alignment with your values
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