We all make mistakes in many different ways. Maybe you laid into your significant other over something insignificant, forgot to text a friend back about plans or made a glaring typo in a super important work memo. Even worse, instead of addressing our mistake head-on, apologizing in an instant, and […]
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Toxic Positivity: We shouldn’t have to pretend that everything’s OK when it isn’t.
It is almost impossible to go on Facebook or Instagram without seeing quotes or comments accompanied with motivational words such as, “Look on the bright side,” “Focus on the good things,” or “Be positive.” If anything, the pandemic has exacerbated the phenomenon of “toxic positivity.” “It’s going to be OK,” […]
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Why is social media validation important for us
Imagine that we posted a cool photo to Instagram. we stare at our post waiting for someone to like and comment. To our disappointment, the post gets hardly any attention. After a while we frown, setting our phone aside. we begin to wonder what went wrong. Am I not funny […]
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