Toxic positivity: when ‘love and light’ goes dark

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English - November 04, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB - ★ - 1 rating
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We’ve probably all been on the receiving end of a ‘Cheer up’ or ‘Don’t worry; be happy’ comment at some point. But recently we’ve found ourselves drowning on social media in a sea of #blessed #loveandlight and #goodvibesonly. When does this peppy form of optimism get a bit too much and can we ever just say, ‘this sucks’ without being accused of acting like a Debbie Downer?

We interview Dr Kate Gregorevic, a physician, writer and healthy ageing advocate for her thoughts on how toxic positivity can sometimes be harmful.

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