1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What is Toxic Positivity? How to avoid it and what to do when confronted with it.&amp;nbsp; One definition in the context of overstressed teachers during the pandemic includes &quot;toxic positivity as focusing on the positive and ignoring the negative. This mindset has caused a lot of teachers to feel guilty, stressed, and overwhelmed.&quot; One mental health website's definition, &quot;Some signs of toxic positivity statements may be dismissing emotions, minimizing someone’s experience, giving one’s perspective instead of validating someone’s emotions, shaming someone for expressing frustration, and brushing things off.&quot; &amp;nbsp; Glass Half Full with Leslie Krongold, Ed.D. http://lesliekrongold.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21621290/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21621290