Surviving Social Media Attacks, Lawsuits, and Gaslighting (w/ Melissa Bacelar)

Surviving Social Media Attacks, Lawsuits, and Gaslighting (w/ Melissa Bacelar)

May 15, 2026 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 73

About this episode

Melissa Bacelar discusses her experiences with social media attacks and legal battles, sharing her mental resilience techniques.

Buckle up for a discussion with Melissa Bacelar, owner of Wagmor Pets, who, while facing an 11-year legal battle w/ someone she only interacted personally with for 20 minutes, developed "the unshakable process" - a technique involving feeling emotions fully, identifying their root causes, and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. She explains how this mental approach helped her maintain resilience during the legal battles, the gaslighting, the public defamation against her character, and ultimately has allowed her to continue to thrive even when the story stays unresolved.

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