The Positivity Trap: Why closing off to the full spectrum of feelings is a bad idea
A New Way of Being
Simon Mundie
4.8 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Exploring the dangers of forced positivity and the importance of embracing all emotions for genuine connection and well-being. In this episode, ex rugby league pro Stevie Ward explore the downsides of forced positivity and why closing off to the full spectrum of feelings is a bad idea - and saps us of strength and authenticity.
It's about acknowledging and embracing feelings like sadness and fear, rather than suppressing them. We discuss how inauthenticity can be perceived as a threat and why identifying with our roles contributes to inauthenticity. We even touch on what we can learn from pre-egoic toddlers - who truly embody genuine inauthenticity, which people can't help but be drawn towards.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to a new way of being. Today I'm talking about the downside of forced positivity |
| 0:11.8 | with the former rugby league player Stevie Ward and together we're talking about how |
| 0:17.0 | always trying to stay positive can actually suppress the very emotions we need for genuine |
| 0:23.3 | strength and connection. So we're talking about really embracing the full spectrum of feelings |
| 0:28.5 | and emotions, being truly vulnerable, and why actually putting on a positive front comes |
| 0:35.0 | across as inauthentic to people and even as a threat. |
| 0:43.3 | Stevie Ward, always a pleasure. How are you, my old mucker? |
| 0:47.8 | I'm good, mate. I'm good, bad and everything in between. I like that. Let's start with |
| 0:54.0 | something I saw you post, |
| 0:56.3 | which stemmed from the Anthony Joshua clip. |
| 1:01.3 | Anthony Joshua obviously lost his heavyweight fight, |
| 1:05.6 | his last heavyweight fight in a surprise. |
| 1:09.3 | And afterwards, he talked about remaining positive. |
| 1:13.6 | So why don't you just talk a little bit about the video he posted and then your reaction |
| 1:18.9 | to it? |
| 1:20.0 | Yeah, it posted like an Instagram real speaking to fans to everyone that had watched the fight really. |
| 1:26.6 | And this is 24 hours after the fight. |
| 1:29.3 | So I deeply connect with him. |
| 1:32.2 | I love him. |
| 1:33.4 | I really respect him. |
| 1:35.3 | I think he's amazing. |
| 1:36.6 | But I guess what I reacted to in a way was just seeing the way that he came onto camera, |
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