Learning to Reject Rejection
This Changes Everything with Sarah Rice
Sarah Rice - Wave Podcast Network
4.6 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
What happens after the moment you wish you could erase? This week, Sarah is joined by writer and publicist Alice Draper, founder of Hustling Writers and host of the podcast 'My Rejection Story'. Alice has built a powerful space where people share the “no's,” and today, she’s helping us unpack how to face rejection without losing ourselves in it, which is often very easy to do, as it's the first thing we want to do as humans.
Together, Sarah and Alice explore the complex terrain of rejection, embarrassment, and shame, plus they tackle how we can learn to navigate it without letting it define us. Additionally, they discuss the science behind why rejection can feel so brutal, including how our brains process it similarly to physical pain. From missed opportunities to public mistakes, this episode is a reminder that resilience is not about avoiding failure, but learning to keep showing up anyway. For anyone carrying the weight of a cringeworthy moment, this conversation offers both compassion and hope from a personal place!
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| 0:00.0 | As a reminder, the information provided in this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. |
| 0:06.2 | It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. |
| 0:11.1 | Always seek advice of your therapist or qualified mental health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health disorder. |
| 0:18.3 | Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you've |
| 0:22.6 | heard on this podcast. |
| 0:23.9 | The host, guests, and podcast network are not responsible for any actions or decisions you make |
| 0:29.2 | based on the information provided. |
| 0:30.8 | Now, let's dive right in. |
| 0:42.3 | Hello, friends, and welcome once again to everybody's favorite therapy theme podcast. This is, This Changes Everything. I'm your host, Sarah. And today we're diving into a topic that hits hard and |
| 0:48.3 | unfortunately hits often. It's rejection, whether it's a job you didn't get a person who maybe ghosted you or that sinking feeling after putting yourself out there and getting silence in return, rejection sucks. But why? And what if it's not just something to endure, but something that we can actually learn from. My guest today is writer and |
| 1:11.8 | publicist Alice Draper, founder of hustling writers and host of the podcast, My Rejection Story. |
| 1:18.1 | She has built a powerful space where people share the nose behind the scenes. And today, |
| 1:23.7 | she's helping us unpack how to face rejection without losing ourselves in it, which is often very easy to do. |
| 1:31.7 | Welcome to the show, Alice. |
| 1:33.1 | Thank you so much for joining us and talking about a subject that I have probably not talked about in 100-something episodes because it sucks. |
| 1:44.0 | It does suck. |
| 1:45.3 | So I'm glad you touched on that. |
| 1:46.7 | But thank you so much, Sarah, for having me. |
| 1:48.8 | I am so happy to be here and excited to dive into all things rejection. |
| 1:53.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:53.9 | Tell me what made you interested in the story and really like talk more about something that I think a lot of us are |
| 2:03.9 | not only shy away from but like are really embarrassed to talk about there seems like there's so much |
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