Tag: Positivity

The Body Positivity Movement Isn???t for Thin Women

Fatphobia has been normalized to the point of invisibility. The body positivity movement is a direct response to that. It’s a pervasive part of our culture we’ve all missed. Impeccably hidden in plain sight. Without a solid understanding of body positivity’s origin, and pur...

When did faith and optimism become ???toxic positivity??? in a support group?

Posted on the bulletin in the waiting area of my physical therapist’s office was an invitation to a support group for persons with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities. 2023 brought me several diagnoses, including Ankylosing Spondylitis and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. My “support” ...

Unlocking the Power of Positivity: Why 85% of Negative Thoughts Stay Unrealized

80% of the thoughts we have in a day are negative. 20% are positive and a whopping 95% are repetitive. (National Foundation of Science U.S) Whereas another research (by Cornell University) says 85% of all the negative things we fear don’t even happen.. Yet society deems the person who mu...

From Doubt to Determination: A Quest for Positivity

Life is a journey filled with choices, some small and inconsequential, and others that can alter the course of our entire story. In the pages that follow, I invite you to step into my world — a world where one pivotal decision changed everything. In my previous blog post, “The Transfo...