Your Happiness Makes Me Want to Puke: When Positivity is Toxic

Everything is awesome! Except when it’s not. Positivity, although generally valued, can have real downsides in our human relationships and in our organizations. We explore in this episode, specifically:

- What toxic positivity is and some different forms of it

- Why toxic positivity can be harmful

- Implications for all of us

Links and Other Information

There’s a dark side to looking on the bright side. Here’s a healthier antidote. Article by Laura Gallaher in Fast Company

What is Toxic Positivity? Article by Kendra Cherry

Ashkanasy, N. M., & Dorris, A. D. (2017). Emotions in the workplace. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4, 67-90. Click here

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