Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, in our quest to stay upbeat, we forget that life is a mix of highs and lows. We might unintentionally drown out genuine ...

Despite what you've seen and read on the 'Gram, not all vibes are good vibes. But that kind of statement is an easy example of toxic positivity phrases. "Toxic positivity is the belief that thinking, ...

Ever been told to lighten up, think positive or that everything happens for a reason? These phrases aren't just irritating, they're also examples of toxic positivity—the belief that anything can be ...

New research on the "Reward Positivity" brain signal distinguishes between rewards and goals, offering a new way to measure ...

Having a positive outlook is good, but you can’t be positive all the time. Suppressing or invalidating negative emotions may lead to toxic positivity -- which isn't as helpful as you think. Joshua Cox ...

Flashback to Summer 2020. You know, THAT summer. There was no in-person camp. We were all working from home. My husband was using our kitchen island as an office desk for his sales job. My 4-year-old ...

“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'" —Kurt Vonnegut It has been said that positivity begets ...

In the workplace, toxic positivity can be especially harmful. It can make individuals feel invalidated, unseen and unheard. Often, a toxic positivity offender genuinely believes that he or she is ...

When I first started writing a book earlier this year about why millennial women have been uniquely screwed over by society’s body image ideals, I used the past tense a little too confidently. We’d ...