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Episode 7: Toxic Positivity vs. Real Resilience: Why Hope Without Action Is a Trap
Toxic positivity doesn't feel like positivity when you're on the receiving end. It feels like shame. In this episode of The Original Self Podcast, Evet DeCota explores the real difference between toxic positivity and genuine resilience — and why hope without action becomes one of the most seductive traps we fall into.
From the phrases we reach for without thinking — look on the bright side, at least you have your health, you're fine, everything happens for a reason — to the deeper cost of invalidating the people we love, this episode unpacks what toxic positivity actually does, why it creates…
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