Toxic Positivity with Whitney Goodman

02/28/22 • 37 min

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The wellness world is saturated with positivity. From "good vibes only" to "everything happens for a reason," we're taught to embrace the positive feelings at whatever cost. Radically honest psychotherapist Whitney Goodman (aka @sitwithwhit) says that's a miserable, inauthentic way to live.

Get ready for some powerful advice on how to make space for emotions—especially the difficult ones. Her actionable insight may make you uncomfortable, but learning to accept and work through negative emotions with her science-backed strategies will change you.

LISTEN TO THIS SHOW FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU SHOULD PICK UP HER NEW BOOK Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy:

You have been impacted by toxic positivity and are sick of it.
You don’t know what toxic positivity is, but you’re intrigued.
You have no idea how positivity could possibly be toxic, and you’re ready to cry blasphemy.

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LISTEN TO THIS SHOW FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU SHOULD PICK UP HER NEW BOOK Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy:

You have been impacted by toxic positivity and are sick of it.
You don’t know what toxic positivity is, but you’re intrigued.
You have no idea how positivity could possibly be toxic, and you’re ready to cry blasphemy.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Maya French co-founded Koia, the plant-based beverage juggernaut, at the tender age of 23. With no prior experience in the Food & Beverage category, she brought the brand to 25m in annual sales and secured herself a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List. So when she decided to step down from day-to-day operations in 2020, some were left scratching their heads... what they didn’t know was that Maya has always listened to her intuition, and thus knew she had to follow her heart - and her gut! - to achieve the next best steps for herself, personally and professionally. What has followed has been an amazing road paved with white hot stones of success, which Maya shares about on today’s episode.

It’s no accident that today’s show coincides with Valentine’s Day... tune in for some major #bossbabe energy to help you learn how to love yourself first in order to thrive, vibe, and live your best life.

LISTEN TO THIS SHOW IF:

You want to learn some bossbabe secrets from someone who became a multi-million dollar founder... in their twenties!
You’re looking for the ultimate in health food trend forecasting.
You could use some sage advice about keeping focus on what’s important between business and the bigger picture of life.

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Raising Body Positive Kids, with TV Host Michelle Park

Michelle Park is an Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and correspondent for NBC New York...but her most important role is as the mama to two adorable little girls, ages 3 and 6. As a health + lifestyle correspondent for NBC and beyond, Michelle found herself constantly worrying about them as it pertains to food, diet culture, and body positivity... and wondering how they will grow up amidst a world that is so often poised to tell us “we’re not doing it right.”

Add to that the nuances of her Korean culture and the pressures of being an on-air personality (where every part of our outward appearance is constantly evaluated and critiqued) and you have a recipe for a mama-worry-fest.

Michelle joins us today to discuss the important topic of sending the right message to our kids to create body positive adults. Tune in!

LISTEN TO THIS SHOW IF:

You are terrified about the influence of media (social + mainstream) on children as it pertains to eating + body issues
You want to raise happy, healthy children with a positive self-image (who doesn’t?)
You worry about the blurry line between “heathy eating” and “diet culture”

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