{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/688b450bc6d705dd3a2f1a3e/692af6169b21443f85849480?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"I’m 51 and Negative Comments Still Get to Me - Here’s How They Really Made Me Feel","description":"<p>“I smiled at the time… but later, the words stayed with me.”</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>What lingered wasn’t criticism - it was the feeling of being <strong>misunderstood</strong>. 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.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Lisa explores:</p><ul><li>Why negative comments often hurt more than positive ones</li><li>What it feels like to be misunderstood publicly</li><li>How easily false narratives about us are created</li><li>Why we replay certain words long after we wish we wouldn’t</li><li>And how to stop allowing other people’s opinions to shape how we feel about ourselves</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Lisa also shares the powerful <strong>“Let Them / Let Me” mindset</strong> - a gentle but transformative way to release control over what others think and reclaim control over how we respond.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is for anyone who has ever:</p><ul><li>Been misjudged</li><li>Felt quietly shaken by someone else’s words</li><li>Or wondered why certain comments linger long after they should have faded</li></ul><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><a href=\"https://realwoman.coach/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Discover</a> mid-life coaching with Lisa</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Connect with Lisa</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lisaquait?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram</strong>: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lisa.quait?mibextid=LQQJ4d&amp;rdid=PjB4kg7IVXdqREQt&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1CRiMtnCib%2F%3Fmibextid%3DLQQJ4d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook</strong>: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@RealWomensStories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong>: The only place to <em>watch</em>&nbsp;every episode of Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait</a></p>","author_name":"Lisa Quait"}