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When life is hard, just thinking positive might do more harm than good. Sarah Centrella, master life coach and author of the upcoming book, "Think It: How to Train your Thinking to Get Everything you ...

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Generally, positivity is considered a good thing. However, there are situations where always looking for the positive creates a potentially negative, dangerous, and even self-destructive scenario.

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You’ve probably heard phrases like “toxic person” and “toxic positivity,” but what about “toxic forgiveness”? While you won’t find the phrase in a textbook, you’ll probably be able to relate to the ...