Is Toxic Positivity to Blame for Will Smith’s Slap Heard Round the World?

Anne Kruse, M.S.
3 min readMar 30, 2022

A counselor’s thoughts about what oversharing, overwhelm and pretending to be happy can create on stage

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There’s been something different, something missing in his eyes. Whether it was on Jimmy Fallon or on his Nat-Geo episodic documentary, I’ve been picking up on a different vibe from Will Smith. His interactions and humor seem forced and…

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Anne Kruse, M.S.

Writer, Career Psychology, Conveyor of humor, insightful absurdities, and some stuff we really should talk about. annekrusethewriter.com.