Reply To: My Strategies for Giving and Receiving Feedback

Thank you so much for sharing this with such honesty Dipika. I really admire how you held both truth and care while giving feedback. I truly resonate with what you shared about receiving feedback. I’ve been told— that I come across as anxious or overly stressed during complex projects— and for a long time, I took that very personally. But over time, I’ve learned something really important — that not all feedback needs to be carried. Some feedback deserves deep listening and reflection. And some, we need to let go — because holding on to everything only adds to the emotional weight. Learning to choose what to take and what to release has been a powerful shift for me. That act of discerning — of asking “What’s mine to carry?” — has helped me grow with more self-awareness and much more gentleness. I began reflecting on why that anxiety shows up. Is it the work? The way it’s delivered? Or something deeper within me? What helped was allowing myself to choose — to take in what serves me and to gently leave behind what doesn’t. That simple act of choosing gave me so much power and clarity. I’m still learning to listen to feedback not as a judgement, but as an invitation — to grow, to ask for help, and sometimes, to change the dynamics altogether. Thank you for reminding me of that. 💛