Is 'depressive realism' the antidote to toxic positivity?

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 1 p.m.

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You have heard of 'toxic positivity' but one philosopher is putting forward the alternative \\u2013 'depressive realism'.  

Dr Julie Reche is from Ukraine but she is now visiting faculty at UCD and UCC, having come to Ireland as a refugee with her daughter. Her new book is called 'Negative Psychoanalysis for the Living Dead: Philosophical Pessimism and the Death Drive'. Julie spoke to Sean.

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