positivity

What is toxic positivity? In a Healthline article on toxic positivity it was defined by clinical psychologist Jamie Zuckerman as, “The assumption, either by one’s self or others, that despite a person’s emotional pain or difficult situation, they should only have a positive mindset or ‘positive vibes'.”   This type of response to other people's pain has been shown to do more harm than good. In this CETL session, participants will look at…