How Unhealed Wounds Hold You Back

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Toxic positivity and your healing journey

When asked why so many people fear addressing their trauma, Holcomb says, “We are often socialized into a culture of ‘Toxic Positivity’ that does not allow the space for us to grieve and express ourselves without assuming an unnatural optimistic disposition and unsolicited ‘fixer’ role. We become conditioned to view it as a failure for something to impact us on a deep level and are left to feel shame and guilt as we ruminate in the wounds.”

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