Toxic positivity — when happiness becomes harmful
All in the Mind explores how platitudes meant to help someone recover from an experience often aren't the best approach │ 31 min 20 sec listen
We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they?
On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it's so damaging when we do and whether something called 'tragic optimism' could be the antidote.
Listen to the podcast: Toxic positivity - when happiness becomes harmful.
Guests:
Anna
Professor Brock Bastian
Social Psychologist, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Jaime
Jessica Mead
Researcher, Swansea University, Wales
Ceara
Presenter:
Sana Qadar
Producer:
James Bullen
Sound Engineer:
Jen Parsonage
Poster Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels.