your brain has a reason it replays embarrassing moments from years ago

Your brain has a reason it replays that embarrassing moment from years ago.

Memory tags high emotion events as important, and embarrassment burns hot enough to tag deeply.

The replay is a training drill. It's trying to make sure you never do that again, by running it one more time.

So answer it. Say, lesson learned, I'd handle it differently now. Drills wind down when the trainee graduates.