“Toxic positivity is the overwhelming urge to cast aside the struggle, pain, and losses you or others have experienced, and wrap it up into a tidy package… The use of toxic positivity is yet another example of our discomfort with nuance and wanting to push forward instead of reflecting and feeling our feelings.”
-Pooja Lakshmin, MD
Hi everyone…
Today’s post is one for paid subscribers. It includes a recorded meditation and journaling prompts to maybe help folks feel into and process emotion.
If you do not have the financial means to become a paid subscriber but you feel as though you’d like to do this practice, please contact me and I will gift you a subscription. Please don’t be shy about asking.
You can read more about emotion and stuff in my last post.
And just in case you’re wondering, I’m a certified mind/body life (and divorce) coach, and I’m trained in somatic practices such as the ones included here. I also bitch and moan about the problematic aspects of the self-care and new age spirituality industries. I can bitch and also give you meditations. I think. You might be WTF-ing me right now. That’s ok. Feel free to judge me. But please don’t say mean things to my face because my fragile ego and low self-esteem won’t be able to handle it (peace sign emoji).
Thanks.
I think you’re all great.
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