Pollyanna

“If I suddenly came on like Pollyanna, it wouldn’t work — it would frighten people more if I were nice. They’d be paralyzed with fear. And wonder what I was up to. But perhaps I should try it … ‘Hello!

If it seems like Roberts is too Pollyanna, well, for some players, it works.

But, at the risk of sounding like a political Pollyanna, she can try to take these moments when they happen—which, again, they will—to keep her campaign on message: to keep it about freedom, joy, human dignity, and empathy.

Maybe I'm being a Pollyanna, but I suspect Trump and Vance's gambit won't work.

Alongside a growing body of quantitative evidence, these patient anecdotes are proving our Pollyanna wishes can come true; they show us social prescriptions can both improve our health and reduce pressure on health care.