The Resilience Development Podcast

Mark Gilroy ON: How Positivity Can Backfire & Make You Less Successful

August 15, 2022 David Ogilvie Season 1 Episode 3
The Resilience Development Podcast
Mark Gilroy ON: How Positivity Can Backfire & Make You Less Successful
Show Notes Chapter Markers

What happens when positivity doesn’t serve you or those around you? In this episode of the Resilience Development Podcast, we explore:

✅ How well-meaning positivity can come across as dismissive and de-validate emotion

✅ The contradiction of positivity against a backdrop of mental health and stigma

✅ The correlation between positivity and attentional bias and its impact on the way we look at life

✅ Why toxic positivity is probably the wrong word

✅ The power of connection and meeting people where they are at

✅ The difference in how same-gender relationships work



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Intro
A psychology geek
Mark's background
Optimism & positivity
Positive thinking
Defining optimism - 3Ps
Dismissing & de-validation
Mental health & stigma
Meeting people where they are at
High & low mood
Attentional bias
WOOP
Clarity, confidence and commitment
Toxic positivity creeping in
A professional example: Leadership
A personal example: Kids
Meeting in the moment
Toxic positivity in relationships
Re-branding toxic positivity
Advice to younger self
Outro