American culture praises self-reliance, resilience, and independence. But it also elevates a brand of toxic positivity that eats away at individuals and society.
Thank you for this refreshing look at the self-aggrandizing “self-help” of New Age delusions. It does me good to hear it. Although you are not, yourself, a self-help columnist by design, you’ve done a mitzvah!
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Thank you for this refreshing look at the self-aggrandizing “self-help” of New Age delusions. It does me good to hear it. Although you are not, yourself, a self-help columnist by design, you’ve done a mitzvah!