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Apr 2023

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117. Optimism vs. Toxic Positivity

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This episode originally aired on Patreon on April 22, 2021

There’s a lot of confusion on the difference between these two things. Many people are opting for toxic positivity or false positivity and it’s not helpful. Like at all.

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