This chapter explores the deep-rooted need to belong, the association between feeling left out and self-worth, and the instinctual response to exclusion. The speakers reflect on personal experiences of not being included and discuss the development of survival skills.
Amanda, Glennon and Abby explore how to survive the lifelong, universal pain of being left out:
- What Abby felt when she heard “We don’t want you here” – and its long-lasting impact;
- Why it is so painful, and how to process feelings of rejection and isolation;
- How dissociation helped Glennon cope with rejection in the cafeteria;
- What parents should and *should not* do when helping kids navigate exclusion; and
- The real difference between “fitting in” and “belonging.”
Also check out Episode 179: How to Fix Our Loneliness with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
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