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About
Licensed marriage and family therapist, author, and mental health educator known for her viral social media presence under the name @sitwithwhit and recognized for popularizing conversations around toxic positivity, emotional validation, boundaries, and adult family dynamics. She is also known for being the author of the bestselling book Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy and for being the founder of the online platform Calling Home.
Before fame
She earned her undergraduate degree from Tulane University and then completed her graduate studies in Counseling Psychology at the University of Miami. She trained as a relationship-focused therapist by completing specialized work in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels I-III) and receiving training in the therapy model EMDR. She began contributing as a columnist for Psychology Today before she began sharing content online on social media. She went viral in February 2019 by posting about toxic positivity which helped popularize the term and helped significantly boost her online following.
Trivia
She is also the host of the Calling Home podcast. She is a dog owner and lover. She has appeared as a guest on podcasts such as Heard Business School and Seeing Other People.
Family life
She is from Florida. She has a son.
Associated with
Her book Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy was endorsed by Nedra Glover Tawwab.
