Gabriella Lascano opened up in a 'New York Times' Opinion video about her decision to distance herself from the body ...

Former body positivity influencer Gabriella Lascano described to The New York Times how she went from "championing" the community to becoming a "pariah." ...

Former body positivity influencer Gabriella Lascano opened up about the movement that she removed herself from ...

Having a positive outlook is good, but you can’t be positive all the time. Suppressing or invalidating negative emotions may lead to toxic positivity -- which isn't as helpful as you think. Joshua Cox ...

When I first started writing a book earlier this year about why millennial women have been uniquely screwed over by society’s body image ideals, I used the past tense a little too confidently. We’d ...

Sex positivity began as a powerful movement, promising freedom, acceptance and liberation from outdated stigmas. Over the past decade, however, something interesting has happened. This once radical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing provocative views on racism, pop culture, and mental health. Unlike a genuinely positive outlook, toxic positivity makes ...

“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'" —Kurt Vonnegut It has been said that positivity begets ...

Ever been told to lighten up, think positive or that everything happens for a reason? These phrases aren't just irritating, they're also examples of toxic positivity—the belief that anything can be ...

Toxic positivity is the act of avoiding, suppressing, or rejecting negative emotions or experiences. This may take the form of denying your own emotions or someone else denying your emotions, ...