Brainwashed into Happy

Episode 26 of the Bewildered podcast, hosted by Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan, titled "Brainwashed into Happy" was published on May 18, 2022 and runs 62 minutes.

May 18, 2022 ·62m · Bewildered

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Summary

Have you ever found yourself answering “I’m fine” when the exact opposite was true? - Toxic positivity, or what Martha and Ro call “happy-washing,” is the cultural pressure to force ourselves into a state of performative happiness. -

Episode Description

Have you ever found yourself answering “I’m fine” when the exact opposite was true?

Toxic positivity, or what Martha and Ro call “happy-washing,” is the cultural pressure to force ourselves into a state of performative happiness.

In this episode of Bewildered, Martha and Ro explore what really happens when we stop happy-washing, let go of culture, and come back to our true nature to express the bad and the ugly as well as the good.

So listen in and get in touch with your inner complainer. It’s liberating!

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