Dr. Judith LaKamper and Dr. Erin Bell share their experiences being parents who work in fields related to academia. Your hosts discuss life with children during and after graduate school as they highlight scholarly research regarding parenting, gender, and other pertinent topics as well as their own experiences as mothers and scholars.
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Dr. Judith LaKamper and Dr. Erin Bell share their experiences being parents who work in fields related to academia. Your hosts discuss life with children during and after graduate school as they highlight scholarly research regarding parenting, gender, and other pertinent topics as well as their own experiences as mothers and scholars.
When Does The Pressure to Stay Positive Become Toxic?
PhD in Parenting Podcast
42 minutes 30 seconds
4 years ago
When Does The Pressure to Stay Positive Become Toxic?
For many, the hope and optimism tied to a new year are especially promising as 2021 begins. In this episode, Erin and Judith discuss what happens when the pressure to be positive becomes toxic. Drawing on examples from research and their own experiences, they discuss what toxic positivity looks like at home, in the workplace, and in the academy, and how they avoid passing it on to their children.
Here's a link to the article from the Psychology Group that is referred to in the episode:
https://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
PhD in Parenting Podcast
Dr. Judith LaKamper and Dr. Erin Bell share their experiences being parents who work in fields related to academia. Your hosts discuss life with children during and after graduate school as they highlight scholarly research regarding parenting, gender, and other pertinent topics as well as their own experiences as mothers and scholars.
