Podcasts · Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait
I’m 51 and Negative Comments Still Get to Me - Here’s How They Really Made Me Feel
· 17 min · S9 E2
Episode I’m 51 and Negative Comments Still Get to Me - Here’s How They Really Made Me Feel
“I smiled at the time… but later, the words stayed with me.”
In this deeply honest and unplanned coaching episode, Lisa reflects on how a handful of unexpected online comments affected her far more than she anticipated - even at 51, even with experience, and even knowing the comments weren’t true.
What lingered wasn’t criticism - it was the feeling of being misunderstood. Strangers created stories about who she is, stories that didn’t reflect her truth, yet still found a way to sit quietly in her mind long after the moment had passed.
In this episode, Lisa explores:
• Why negative comments often hurt more than positive ones • What it feels like to be misunderstood publicly • How easily false narratives about us are created • Why we replay certain words long after we wish we wouldn’t • And how to stop allowing other people’s opinions to shape how we feel about ourselves
Lisa also shares the powerful “Let Them / Let Me” mindset - a gentle but transformative way to release control over what others think and reclaim control over how we respond.
This episode is for anyone who has ever:
• Been misjudged • Felt quietly shaken by someone else’s words • Or wondered why certain comments linger long after they should have faded
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