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I Am Allergic To The Positivity Cult Associated With The Wellness Industry
I love what I do, as I love reading tarot cards and reading astrology charts. I love providing insight for those who are looking for why they experienced certain hardships or are going through confusing times. Another thing that I will never do is invalidate anything that anyone is experiencing. For instance, if you say to me that you hate your job, I will support you and tell you that I understand how that is and will ask you if you think you can look for another job at some point. You will never hear me say, ‘ Be thankful you have a job as not everyone is so lucky.” Or, you will not hear me tell you that instead of thinking about your job that you hate, think about five to ten things that you are grateful for instead.
Listen, there is nothing wrong with expressing gratitude as long as you are in the mind frame for it. And if you are having one of those days to wallow in self-pity because you have made the realization that your life is one big trainwreck and you just made the discovery that you have been abused all of your life — which you do not always see happening at the time — oh hell, you definitely need that time to cuss, to ask ‘why me,’ to express anger, to acknowledge how resentful you are, and how jealous you are of those who did not experience the same level of trauma. However, the issue is that if you end…
