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When Healing Becomes a Performance: Escaping Toxic Positivity in Therapy | The Healing Project
In this episode of The Healing Project, host Justine Costa explores the subtle but damaging phenomenon of toxic positivity in therapy and personal healing journeys. If you have ever felt pressured to 'stay positive' or perform wellness for a therapist, coach, or loved one, this episode validates your experience and offers a roadmap for reclaiming authentic emotional processing. We discuss why well-meaning helpers often slip into suppression rather than support, how forced optimism can lead to dissociation and increased anxiety, and why sitting with pain is actually a crucial step toward…
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