ICYMI: The Difference Between Constructive Complaining and Toxic Complaining, with psychotherapist Whitney Goodman

<p>Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. </p><p>Everybody likes a good venting session, but nobody likes a complainer. So when is it okay to complain? Can complaining be healthy, or is it always a negative thing? Today’s expert, Whitney Goodman, gives us the quick and dirty scoop on why casual complaining is a normal communal exchange, and what to watch out for if it crosses into the dreaded “draining complaining” that can keep us stuck in a negative loop. </p><p>Whitney Goodman is a psychotherapist, author of the book Toxic Positivity, a columnist for Psychology Today and appears regularly in publications like The New York Times and Teen Vogue.</p><p>Listen to our full episode with Whitney <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/teach-me-how-to-ditch-toxic-positivity-and-feel-for/id1502634691?i=1000562251307">here!</a></p><p>Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes.</p><p>For show notes and more adulting tips, visit:<a href="http://teachmehowtoadult.ca/"> teachmehowtoadult.ca</a></p><p>Sign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:</p><p><a href="https://www.teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter">teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter </a></p><p>Follow us on the ‘gram:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/teachmehowtoadultmedia/">instagram.com/teachmehowtoadultmedia </a></p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yunggillianaire/">yunggillianaire</a></p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cailynmichaan/">cailynmichaan</a></p><p>Follow Whitney:</p><p><a href="https://sitwithwhit.com/">sitwithwhit.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sitwithwhit/?hl=en">@sitwithwhit</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3yJD93D">Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy</a></p>