Can You Ever Be Too Positive?

A webinar with

Harriet Waley-Cohen

Thursday 26 November @ 12:30pm GMT

Can you ever be too positive? 

 
The quick answer is yes, you can be too positive. In fact, being positive all the time no matter what happens now has its very own name: toxic positivity. 
An example of toxic positivity is being told to look for the positives in all situations. This is not always helpful and more importantly, it denies the emotional experience you are having, encourages you to suppress how you feel and perhaps to feel ashamed of what's really going on for you, and discourages you from speaking up and asking for support in the future. 
 
Social media can be a cesspit of toxic positivity too, with many people only posting when things are going well, or putting a positive spin on absolutely everything that happens. This can lead to feeling as though there is something wrong with you or your life, because things aren't always perfect and happy for you. Hint: they aren't ever like that for anyone. 

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • What toxic positivity is so you can spot it when it is happening.
  • The problems that trying to be positive all the time can create.
  • How to avoid toxic positivity when thinking about your experience of 2020.
  • How positive thinking can be  both genuinely helpful and detrimental for your wellbeing and success, when to bring it out and when to avoid it.
  • Exclusive news about a new offering to support you through the festive season, including putting 2020 to bed and to start 2021 feeling resilient and ready to face the year ahead no matter what comes. 

Harriet Waley-Cohen

Hunted down to speak for audiences including Microsoft, Barclays and Invesco, Harriet has empowered thousands of people over the last 15 years to believe in themselves and their potential.

She has been through multiple transformations herself and knows what it takes to make deep rooted changes that stick, and to get through tough times and emerge and wiser. Harriet is 17 years in recovery from addictions, left an unhappy marriage and went on to thrive, shifted from a 10-year banking career into motherhood and entrepreneurship, lives with a permanent pain condition after being driven into on the motorway, and is a breast cancer survivor.

Harriet's mission is to make sure people know their true value. She empowers clients and audiences to leave behind self-doubt, disempowering patterns and overwhelm in favour of new ways of thinking, feeling and acting that create confidence, wellbeing and success. Vanessa Vallely OBE, MD of WeAreThe City describes Harriet as ‘a real superwoman who empowers others wherever she goes.’

Working with Harriet was a life changing experience for me. She helped me to overcome the biggest obstacle in my life.

- Alena

I feel more comfortable in my skin than ever. I know I'm worthy.

- Emma

My biggest take away has been noticing that I was tapping into an inner source of self-acceptance and confidence.

- Ana, Psychologist