Stompcast Pt 3: Turning Self-Doubt into Confidence | Ro Mitchell
Aug 20, 2025
Ro Mitchell, an author and mental health advocate, discusses actionable steps to transform self-doubt into confidence. She emphasizes the significance of trusting yourself and embracing your emotions, no matter how challenging. Ro and Dr. Alex George dive into rejection sensitivity dysphoria, sharing personal anecdotes that reveal the emotional struggles tied to perceived rejection. The duo also highlights the importance of self-talk and its role in personal growth, illustrating how gardening and community support can aid in healing and resilience.
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When Small Slights Feel Catastrophic
- Ro Mitchell and Alex George describe intense, immediate panic when messages go unreplied and they assume rejection.
- Ro recalls teenage friendship fallout where tiny comments felt like catastrophic rejection.
Use Balanced 'What Ifs' To Break Spirals
- When you spiral, deliberately generate neutral or positive 'what if' alternatives to rejection.
- Practice imagining non-threatening reasons (busy, phone dead) to reduce immediate panic.
Intolerance Of Uncertainty Drives Anxiety
- Alex George links anxiety to intolerance of uncertainty and suggests practicing tolerance.
- Trust you can cope with adverse outcomes to reduce fear-driven reactions.
