The unhelpfulness of toxic positivity. And the Zack Morris phone. (Ep.6)
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In Episode 6, Laura explains a trap adjacent to #toxicpositivity - trying to fix everything for friends and Kori thinks I’m cute.
Kori and Laura discuss toxic positivity and why mamas don’t want to hear “you got this” when they’re covered in literal baby messes. Kori shares how she resisted the temptation to ooze toxic positivity when Laura was going through a really hard time, and Laura affirms the importance of validation that this shit was hard! Kori brings up what gentle parenting looks like in her more honest moments: failing and getting up from the fails with grace, and Laura shares the power of apologizing to your children. Other topics include how two truths can exist at the same time - that you are capable and powerful - and that life is hard; oversharing about anxiety medication, the desire for the Men In Black memory-erasing device or the Zack Morris phone, how the Bachelor got COVID and had Zoom dates, the gift of DoorDash for long distance friends, delivery personnel who ring the doorbell despite signs (!!!), how naps make everything better, Kate McKinnon as Dr. WeKnowDis on SNL, the special feature of boy’s underwear, and the Babysitter’s Club on Netflix.
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Episode 6 Full Episode
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Kori: Thank you for listening to Pushing Past Polite We encourage you to go deeper in your trusted spaces or find new space for good conversation. You'll find content to help you get started on our social media channels.
Laura: We're at Pushing Past Polite on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
Kori: Pushing Past Polite is an independent podcast with Kori and Laura from Just Educators.
Laura: Our cover art was designed by Rachel Welsh De Iga of De Iga Designs, and our audio is produced by Keith at Headset Media. Until next time, don't get stuck talking about the weather. Push past polite.
Kori: See you next time.
