![How Much Workplace Positivity is too Much?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/01/brett-jordan-Y1uG1DXudUc-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Authentic leadership styles can boost job performance, aid in navigating difficult situations, lift employee spirits, and boost productivity. Positivity can be a great attitude to…
![optimism, hope, worldview, cynicism, psychology, research, climate, political, pandemic, mental health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/03/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4690301-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Amidst all the difficulties surrounding our daily lives, many are tempted to turn to a cynical worldview. Many factors play into one’s perspective of the…
![words, optimism, hope, poem, poetry, light, happiness, ec belli, positive, perspective, dark](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/02/DC428E7A-BA9A-4BE0-836B-4A490A170275-470x140.png?x81652)
Optimism is a poem by E.C. Belli from her debut collection of poems, Objects of Hunger. True to its title, the poem is about optimism,…
![Lessons from the Mental Hospital](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/05/Jano-De-Cesare_Ray-of-Light-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Glennon Doyle Melton delivers a moving TED Talk that exposes her struggles with shame and addiction starting from an early age. Using binging and alcohol…
![Seeing the light](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/10/bipolar-art-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
David Feingold is an artist who was hit by a car when he was a child and sustained a significant traumatic brain injury, which led…
![Invictus](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/09/Invictus-470x140.png?x81652)
“Invictus” is a short Victorian poem written by William Ernest Henley and published in 1888. He wrote this piece during a lengthy hospital stay for…
![Happiness, A Scary Thing](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/08/Screenshot-2015-08-07-08.26.37-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This poem, written by Colleen Mulroney, describes the constant experience of pain overshadowing happiness. Despite the overall melancholy tone of the piece, she does end…
![The Final Masquerade](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-06-19.34.21-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“The Final Masquerade” is a rock ballad by the band Linkin Park that implies a sense of negativity and foreboding. Interestingly, however, the instrumentals create…
![High Hopes](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-06-28-20.36.36-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In their song, ‘High Hopes’, the alternative-rock band Kodaline tries to convey a sense of optimism to the listener through lyrics like, “But I’ve got…
![Promise Yourself](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/05/Screenshot-2015-05-31-13.43.10-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Christian D. Larson (1874 – 1954) was an American New Thought spiritual leader, teacher, and writer. He believed in the power of the individual and…