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The Terri Cole Show

389 Unpacking Toxic Positivity with Whitney Goodman

The Terri Cole Show

Terri Cole

Psychotherapist, Sustainablechange, Guidance, Mental Health, Simplestrategies, Society & Culture, Powerofintention, Simplestrategiestoachievepersonalfreedom, Hellofreedom, Easternmindfulnesspractices, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Practicalpsychology, Terricole

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Do you have a friend who always has to follow up your bad day with “It could be worse”? Are you the one who has a hard time just listening when your loved ones need to vent? Both of these scenarios are examples of toxic positivity: when a positive mindset goes too far and makes you feel like having (and sharing) bad feelings isn’t allowed. Today’s guest Whitney Goodman is an expert on toxic positivity. She is the radically honest psychotherapist behind the Instagram account @Sitwithwhit as well as an author and the owner of her own therapy practice in Miami, FL, The Collaborative Counseling Center. In this episode, Whitney teaches us how to leave behind toxic positivity to become authentic and supportive — for ourselves and the people we love. Find the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/389 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well hello and welcome to this episode of The Terrible Show. I'm so excited for you to hear my

0:08.0

interview with Whitney Goodman who wrote this book that we all need so much, called Toxic

0:14.8

Positivity, keeping it real in a world obsessed with being happy. Now that doesn't resonate with you,

0:21.8

I don't know what world you're actually living in. I found Whitney online, like a lot of people,

0:27.4

she has like, I think, 500,000 people following her on Instagram and her account grew really quickly

0:34.0

from 2018 to now, which is like, that's a lot of followers telling us that people are really

0:39.6

interested in mental health stuff. So she's someone who is radically honest, she's a psychotherapist,

0:46.4

she is, if you want to follow her on Instagram, it's at Sit With Whit. She's also the owner of

0:52.1

Collaborative Counseling Center. So this is a private therapy practice in Miami. And she helps

0:57.2

individuals and couples heal past wounds and create the life they've always wanted. Her work has

1:02.4

been featured in dozens of publications and programs, including The New York Times, Teen Vogue, New York

1:07.5

Magazine, and Style and Good Morning America. Goodman lives in Miami with her husband and their two

1:12.6

dogs Luna and Charlie and her son. So I wanted to give you a little bit of upfront about Whitney,

1:19.3

but I think you're going to love, love, love this interview and I really hope that you do. Now on to

1:25.2

the show.

1:36.6

This is the Terry Cole show and as you might have guessed, I'm your host Terry Cole. For over two

1:42.0

decades, I've been a licensed psychotherapist, love and boundaries expert. And I'm also the founder

1:47.4

of the Rail of Revolution and Boundary Boo Camp. On this show, I'll bring you simple strategies

1:52.7

based on practical psychology, inspiring expert interviews, and my own insights and observations

1:58.8

from my time on the front lines in the fascinating world of entertainment, empowerment, and mental

2:04.4

help. Now let's get going with today's episode.

2:15.6

Well, I'm super excited to welcome Whitney Goodman to the show. Hello. Hi, thank you so much for

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