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The Perils of Too Much Positivity (& What The Antidote Is),

By Oliver Burkeman
The Dark Underside Of This Need To Be So Cheerful

By Kate Bowler
The Problem With Feeling We Have To Look On The Bright Side

By Barbara Ehrenheich
How We Can Hurt People By Being Too Positive

By Whitney Goodman
The Tyranny Of Toxic Positivity

By Susan David
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What Toxic Positivity  Sounds Like

By Jaime Zuckerman
Films & Trailers

Nosedive
TED Talks & Lectures

By Tiffany Yu & Mahmoud Khedr
Tips & Webisodes

By BBC Reel, Einzelgänger, Lukin Center, Vanessa Van Edwards & Sci Show
Clips & Interviews

By Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Amanda Darnley & The Agenda
Insight


HBR
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Quartz
People are making themselves miserable by trying too hard to be happy

Mindful
The Tyranny of Relentless Positivity

The Atlantic
The Opposite of Toxic Positivity

BBC
'Tragic optimism': The antidote to toxic positivity

Upworthy
the difference between support & 'toxic positivity'

Fast Company
There’s a dark side to looking on the bright side

Time
Trying to Be Happy Is Making You Miserable

HBR
Don’t Just Put on a Happy Face at Work

Very Well Mind
What Is Toxic Positivity?

Positive Psychology
How to Avoid the Positivity Trap

Inc.
How to Avoid Toxic Optimism

Fast Company
Why We shouldn’t always look on the bright side

Audio


Susan David
The Dangers of Toxic Positivity

Book Extracts

On Trying Too Hard To Be Happy
Taken from The Antidote, by Oliver Burkeman.
'Bright-Sided': When Happiness Doesn't Help
Taken from Smile Or Die, by Barbara Ehrenreich.
You Deserve More Than Just Good Vibes
Taken from Toxic Positivity, by Whitney Goodman.
Prologue
Taken from Don't Tell Me To Calm Down, by Erin Donley.
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