EP 387: Context Clues: Is there hope beyond positive thinking?

“Positive thinking” comes in many forms: New Thought, the prosperity gospel, manifestation teaching, self-help guides, and more. It’s hard to argue with thinking positive thoughts! But when positive thoughts become a substitute for curiosity and inquiry about real challenges, positive thinking can lead us away from real solutions. In this episode, I explore my own encounters with the world of positive thinking and how facing reality has actually given me more hope.  Footnotes:
More about Mary Baker Eddy
More about Ernest Holmes and The Science of Mind

More about Norman Vincent Peale* The Power of Positive Thinking

Mary Kay Ash on YouTube

Confidence Culture by Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill
Rhonda Byrne on YouTube
“Farm-To-Table: Reciprocity in Every Seam” (Christy Dawn ad)
“Manifestation, eugenics, and flower oil” by Meg Conley

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

At The Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell

Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit
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