The Florence Given Show so…how do you handle the haters?
Mar 3, 2026
A fierce big-sister pep talk about handling online cruelty and personal shame. Covers why shrinking drains you and how to bounce off shame like Teflon. Talks about thriving after public shaming and resisting attempts to humble you. Offers boundaries around reactive posting and encourages choosing expansion toward your future self.
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Act Like Teflon And Keep Shining
- Do refuse to shrink when you receive criticism; choose to keep shining instead of hiding.
- Florence Given says act like Teflon: continue the behaviour that triggered shame so the shame bounces back to its source.
Expression Is The Antidote To Shrinking
- Insight: Expression is the antidote to depression and low self-esteem.
- Florence Given links making yourself small to losing life force and urges expression (art, clothes, social posts) as medicine.
Course Correct By Expanding Not Retreating
- Do course correct your biological impulse to hide by expanding instead: push harder when shamed rather than retreat.
- Florence Given instructs to smile at critics and view their reaction as evidence of your ascension.