EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 36 MIN

Forced Joy

from My Sister's A Therapist- Mental Health, Wellness, and Healing with Humor · host Virginia Jones and Laura Ryan, LMFT - Mental Wellness & Humor

Virginia and Laura talk about a disturbing new corporate trend, Morrissey and KDGE, and why they don't want cutesey phrases written on their Starbucks cups.References:‘Forced Joy’ Is a Miserable Corporate Trend: Beth KowittJapan supermarket chain uses AI to gauge staff smiles, speech tones in quality service push: Fran LuTiffany Workers Mock Forced 'Joy' That Exacerbated Staff Exits: BloombergAre You Happy Yet? The Dysfunction Of Forced Joy And Toxic Positivity: Vibhas RatanjeeMental Health Advice/Pop Culture/Mental Health Awareness/Trauma Recovery/Sisters/Wellness & Healing/Humor/Trauma Healing/Humor & Healing/Licensed Therapist/LMFT/Mental Wellness

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