Happiness, Self-Help and Toxic Positivity (Ep.11)

<p>Ep.11  Part two of three looking at the self-help industry, your hosts Dr Gary Wood and Paul Flower discuss whether self-help advice encourages toxic positivity. The episode also looks at the general theory of meritocracy, are we all equal and therefore all capable of getting the same results from our reading? Is there an over-emphasis on dramatic results? </p> <p>Based on Gary's book 'The Psychology of Wellbeing' (published by Routledge). To read more about the book, for the UK go to: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNLb0V6eVlNUWlsanZDb2t2YngyZDhFeEM0Z3xBQ3Jtc0trQnE2dXlkaVlxOXI5elBpSjRpdnNrN3FhUW5pSVRvQWdtQ2lIeUs3eF84ZTN1cXVES0Q3OGcwOUNTSmdoendEajQ3a1JjbEVfTmlHcUVNVXdBdDZnYXJScklTemhMelZ3VjJrZmU1d1VFa190aUxORQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3gmgukd'>https://amzn.to/3gmgukd</a> And for the US go to: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbURTNEVldmhiLWxKa1F0dFRfNjVwZWdaWXJzZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuUUFoS2JscXpQV1duYUF6Y2dUYzN1YVo5N0pPYlZLWVQ4Y0dzQ1dLMEFRV0NyQWJtUXVKM1RFZmVQUWJiUS0wSzJhdkFwQzVCR1NnNTRQUThJZXBua3N1ckVmd1JzUlJsNjE3bjBVcmFhLUtDeW43OA&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3gmgukd'>https://amzn.to/3gmgukd</a></p> <p>Support Happiness, A Sceptics Guide at <a href='https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scepticsguide'>BuyMeACoffee </a>or <a href='https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=ScepticsGuide'>Auphonic</a> (to donate audio processing credits).</p> <p> </p> <p>#selfhelp #personalgrowth #wellbeing #happiness #sceptics #ToxicPositivity #SelfHelpIndustry #SelfHelpBooks #meritocracy</p>