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When Healing Feels Like Performance: Escaping Toxic Positivity in Therapy | The Healing Lab
In this episode of The Healing Lab, host Melanie Walsh explores the pervasive issue of toxic positivity in therapy and mental health spaces. Many individuals find themselves feeling dismissed or ashamed when therapists encourage them to 'look on the bright side' during moments of genuine grief, anger, or vulnerability. This episode dissects how forced optimism can act as a subtle form of gaslighting, causing clients to suppress their authentic emotions in favor of performing resilience. It is designed for anyone who has ever felt pressured to smile through pain, questioned their own reality…
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