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Why authentic vulnerability feels unwelcome in wellness spaces

Everyone in my yoga teacher training talks about being authentic but when I mentioned my depression during check-in the energy shifted and now I feel like I broke some unspoken rule about staying positive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The shadow of toxic positivity creates a double bind between honesty and belonging.

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