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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2025 · 13 MIN

Podcast #45: Handling Internet Trolls and Personal Sensitivity

from Dose of Wonder · host Caitlin McColl 🇨🇦

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.Loved this episode? You can find extra goodies, gentle tools, and printable doses of wonder over in my Ko-fi shop. You can also buy me a coffee to help support me. Every purchase supports this quiet corner of the internet and helps keep the podcast going. Thank you for being here. 💛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 Get full access to Dose of Wonder at caitlinmccoll.substack.com/subscribe

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