The Intersection of Toxic and Positivity
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05/03/21 • 58 min
This week on The Tarot Diagnosis, Shannon and Luna get into the weeds with the question- when does positivity become toxic?
We thought we were going to have some disagreements getting into this one (and frankly - were kind of hoping we might get some sparks flying). Instead, it’s a conversation about how positivity and happiness are seen in our culture - and how it has both light and dark sides to it. As always, we talk about this through the tool of The Tarot, loving how this simple deck of cards can give us ways to think deeply about the wide range of emotions we all experience as humans.
Spoiler alert - Shannon can’t stop referencing Parks and Recs, so if you don’t want to know what happened in season 7, save this one for later!
Luna and Shannon peel back the veil on their own lives this week, by pulling cards about themselves and asking what is blocking happiness and positivity in their own lives.
So here’s a question to ponder (which, btw- you will be seeing on Instagram later this week). Is it possible that The Sun is one of the most difficult cards to work with in Tarot, because although we all say we want to be happy- we actually have a very weird relationship with that desire.
We also invite you to participate in the Mental Health Awareness Daily Tarot Challenge on Instagram!
Final note- if you have a moment, it would mean so much to us if you could rate and review our podcast on whatever platform where you are listening. We are stunned and humbled by the response we continue to get from our listeners and feel honored and privileged to be able to share bits of our knowledge, experience, and passions.
Studies and Assessments explored in the episode:
https://positivepsychology.com/big-five-personality-theory/
This week on The Tarot Diagnosis, Shannon and Luna get into the weeds with the question- when does positivity become toxic?
We thought we were going to have some disagreements getting into this one (and frankly - were kind of hoping we might get some sparks flying). Instead, it’s a conversation about how positivity and happiness are seen in our culture - and how it has both light and dark sides to it. As always, we talk about this through the tool of The Tarot, loving how this simple deck of cards can give us ways to think deeply about the wide range of emotions we all experience as humans.
Spoiler alert - Shannon can’t stop referencing Parks and Recs, so if you don’t want to know what happened in season 7, save this one for later!
Luna and Shannon peel back the veil on their own lives this week, by pulling cards about themselves and asking what is blocking happiness and positivity in their own lives.
So here’s a question to ponder (which, btw- you will be seeing on Instagram later this week). Is it possible that The Sun is one of the most difficult cards to work with in Tarot, because although we all say we want to be happy- we actually have a very weird relationship with that desire.
We also invite you to participate in the Mental Health Awareness Daily Tarot Challenge on Instagram!
Final note- if you have a moment, it would mean so much to us if you could rate and review our podcast on whatever platform where you are listening. We are stunned and humbled by the response we continue to get from our listeners and feel honored and privileged to be able to share bits of our knowledge, experience, and passions.
Studies and Assessments explored in the episode:
https://positivepsychology.com/big-five-personality-theory/
Previous Episode
How's Your Relationship With Money?
Luna and Shannon have a lot to say about a topic that seems to be really taboo - money. In this episode, our tarot cards are plentiful and our therapist brains are on fire because there is SO. MUCH. TO. SAY. about our relationships with money. How comfortable are you when it comes to talking about money?
This week on The Tarot Diagnosis, Shannon and Luna have the first (of probably many) conversations about the ultra-taboo topic of money. It’s so weird to us that 72% of Americas experience some sort of financial stress every month, yet most of the therapy world is *crickets* on the topic. Likewise, the extended tarot community tends to talk a lot about abundance- but little about the realities of money stress and anxiety.
But we are willing to go there...and we do.
We talk about some of the work being done in the budding (yet, very quiet) field of financial therapy, including what some common money thinking habits are - and how they can become a problem. We take it a step future by talking about ways to work through some of these thinking pattens to come into a more positive and proactive way of engaging in a money relationship - all through a conversation about some of the most challenging cards we can face in Tarot.
As with all things, the stories we tell ourselves color our experiences in the world. This is ridiculously true when it comes to money - and we love beginning the conversation of how that works. We also happen to go long with a ham sandwich metaphor and “Daddy issues.” It’s all relevant, we promise – and somewhat hilarious. We also offer some acutely helpful resources at the end of the show.
Deep breath - take a listen, and please let us know what you think - or if you have a question you would like for us to explore in future episodes let us know!
Check out the links below to resources mentioned in the episode. We may make a small percentage of the fee of the products listed on Amazon. This goes towards podcast production fees so we can keep talking about Tarot and Mental Health. :-D
Dave Ramsey
https://www.ramseysolutions.com
https://amzn.to/3gCGPLC- The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
https://amzn.to/3vipX0L- The Total Money Makeover Workbook: Classic Edition: The Essential Companion for Applying the Book’s Principles
Bari Tessler
https://amzn.to/32MT2Fr- The Art of Money
The Financial Gym
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
https://amzn.to/3dVvSD3
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Life Lessons Through Tarot
When we first came up with the idea of doing this podcast, we said we were going to do 12 episodes and just see how it goes. We knew we had some interesting things to say, but we weren't quite sure how people would respond. Well, today we are dropping episode 13 (Luna’s daughter’s favorite number), so as you can see- it’s going really well - all thanks to you super cool people who are enjoying what we have to say!
We are so incredibly grateful and excited to see that so many of you are enjoying the content we're creating. We have lots of exciting things coming up for you all in the very near future to express our gratitude! So, stay tuned...
As a form of a mini-celebration, we decided to do something a little bit different and talk more in depth about our own experiences with Tarot (and therapy). This was one of the most fun and fruitful conversations we’ve had (and, we’ve had a lot of conversations- so that’s saying something!).
We reminisce with Shannon about her favorite haunt as a teenager (you can practically taste the ice coffee and smell the incense), and hear Luna have a virtual dance party with the Death card. We hope that you’ll join us by listening in and perhaps playing along with some of the spreads we do for ourselves in this episode- Life Lessons though Tarot.
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