What did you do today? If the honest answer is "not much," you're not alone. The list hasn't moved since 8 a.m. Meanwhile someone online has journaled, cold-plunged and started a small business before breakfast. Good for them. This week is about the work that never makes the list ...Show more
Why We Sit in the Driveway
Ever sit in the driveway for a minute before going inside?Sometimes we’re not avoiding home. We’re trying to figure out what version of ourselves is about to walk through the door.This week, we’re talking about what we carry home, what we hand to the people we love, and why “How ...Show more
Today on the podcast we are talking about toxic positivity and the problem with always being positive and putting a fluffy, warm, positive spin on things. Often our unrealistic optimism comes from a good place and our desire to be happy all the time but any person knows that isn' ...Show more
We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they? On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it's so damaging when we do and whether something called 'tragic optimism' could be ...Show more
We live in a culture that worships positivity, where every setback is expected to come with a silver lining and every hardship must be spun into a motivational lesson. But beneath the surface of these constant affirmations lies an exhausting pressure to hide our true feelings. Th ...Show more