This week’s podcast I talk about my emotional reaction to receiving my first negative comments on an article I posted on Medium. I express the hurt and confusion over the personal nature of the attacks, especially since my article aimed to offer calm advice to other writers facing potential Medium Partnership Program removal. Despite recognizing the need for resilience online, I find it difficult to dismiss the negativity, explaining how these hurtful words resonate particularly strongly and a general struggle with processing negative emotions, and then go into how we can handle negativity towards us.

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References:

How Hurtful Words Can Affect Your Mental Health by Caitlin McColl https://medium.com/mindful-mental-health/how-hurtful-words-can-affect-your-mental-health-9c3e50f10548

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