• The problem with positivity: Unpacking the pressure to be happy

  • May 8 2025
  • Length: 40 mins
  • Podcast

The problem with positivity: Unpacking the pressure to be happy

  • Summary

  • This Isn't Therapy... it's the episode about the pressure to be happy. In this episode, Jake and Simon talk about how to feel authentically happy when there's a lot of pressure to perform positivity or force happy feelings. Jake and Simon hear from two Lovely Listeners who wonder about the true meaning of happiness and how to spot the difference between authentic joy versus fake happiness. In a culture that might encourage us to "just think positive!" we're asking "...should we?"

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