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Letting Go of the Pressure to Be Positive

Letting Go of the Pressure to Be Positive

Whitney Goodman interview on Toxic Positivity and Why There Are No Negative Emotions

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Carissa Potter
Jan 12, 2023
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This week, I am super excited to share Whitney Goodman’s work with you. As someone who is drawn to the beauty inherent in sadness, I have been on a crusade against silver linings since the pandemic started. It is not that I want to deny that we can and do learn from things, but do they always have to make us stronger/better?

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