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November 20, 2025 • 10 mins

When Criticism Is Good

In this episode of The MindShifter Audio Blog, Fatima Bey breaks down why real change always attracts criticism and how discomfort is often the clearest sign that something necessary is being exposed.

This episode explores the difference between harmful recklessness and productive disruption, why history proves that meaningful progress is never comfortable, and how to discern which criticism should be heeded and which should be ignored.


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https://www.fatimabey.com/when-criticism-is-good


Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:14 When criticism means you’re doing it right

1:10 Discomfort vs harm

2:43 Historical proof that discomfort creates change

4:22 The girls who needed real truth

6:38 When criticism is legitimate

7:37 How to discern good criticism

7:57 When personal growth makes others uncomfortable

9:13 Why real change always makes waves


MindShift Moments

• Discomfort is not harm

• Real change disrupts comfort

• Truth creates resistance before progress

• Boundaries expose insecurity

• Not all criticism deserves obedience


Quotes

“Discomfort is not the same as harm.”

“Real change makes waves.”

“Criticism isn’t proof you’re wrong.”


Read the full transcript on Listen Notes.


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