Fear of Rejection

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Fear of rejection is one of the biggest hurdles in dating, often holding people back from putting themselves out there or forming deeper connections. In this episode, we unpack where this fear comes from, how it ties into past experiences and self-worth, and why rejection is not as personal as it feels. We also share practical ways to shift your perspective, build resilience, and approach dating with more openness and confidence. They talk about topics such as: - Roots of rejection fear (childhood, past relationships) - Rejection ≠ personal worth - How fear leads to avoidance or self-sabotage - Reframing rejection as redirection - Building confidence & resilience - and more! Give Me Discounts! Skylight - Visit skylightcal.com/IDO for $30 off your 15 inch calendar. Function - 160+ Lab Tests for $365 to anyone who signs up between July 7th and July 11th. Learn more & get started at www.functionhealth.com/IDO Prolon - Visit ProlonLife.com/IDO to claim your 15% discount and your bonus gift. PXG - Visit PXGApparel.com/IDO or use promo code: PODAPP-IDO to save 10% off your Spring/Summer 2025 Collection order. Amazfit - Visit www.amazfit.com/IDO to get 10% off Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Colter, Cayla, & Lauren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Love Tribe. Just a few quick questions before we get started today. I want to know why you are here listening to the podcast. Are you here because you want to stop bickering with your partner and you want to feel truly heard? Or are you looking for ways to reignite your sex life?
0:24.7	Or do you want to feel more emotionally connected with your partner?
0:30.9	Or do you just long for those fun, giggly moments of connection that you used to have at the beginning of your relationship?
0:32.6	Well, over the last decade of hosting this podcast, those were the main reasons people tuned into the show.
0:39.5	And we get it.
0:40.3	We've been there.
0:41.0	So we created our course, Spark My Relationship, because we wanted to put those tools to
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0:57.3	designed to help you create more passion, improve your communication, and build a stronger,
1:03.2	more intimate connection with your partner and have an amazing time doing it.
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1:55.6	All right. Hello, friends. Welcome to relationship advice, a podcast where we dive into topics on how to better connect to ourselves so we can better connect to other people.
2:01.9	We are obsessed with improving all aspects of relationships on this show. And today's episode is all about fear of rejection or rejection sensitivity. And I really enjoyed the way that we spoke about
2:09.8	this today. Rejection sensitivity is such an interesting topic to me because who likes feeling
2:15.5	rejected? I don't think it's something that we ever get to the place
2:18.2	where we say, oh, I just really don't mind. It's a totally neutral thing. And we discuss that and why
2:23.4	that's not necessarily the goal. The goal is for us to gain a bit of a healthier relationship with
2:29.3	rejection. So we talk about if you are somebody who experiences rejection sensitivity or fear of rejection,
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