How to Stop the Pain of Rejection & How Couples Can Fight Without Falling Apart
Summary
Host Mike Carruthers explores why pedestrians avoid collisions and why signatures become illegible. He interviews Jia Jung, who discusses overcoming fear through "rejection therapy" by seeking out daily rejections. Additionally, relationship therapist Kim Pollender explains how to resolve couple conflicts by addressing underlying emotional wounds rather than surface arguments.
Topics discussed
Intro, Dell XPS and Wayfair ads
Pedestrian lane formation and crowd flow
Jia Jung's 100-day rejection experiment
Surprising 'yes' answers and mindset shifts
Teaching a college class and focusing on input
Indeed and AirDoctor ads
Asking for selfies and retieing shoes
Breaking the rejection doom loop
Why We Fight: Emotional wounds and triggers
De-escalation, empathy, and shutdown responses
Resentment, unfairness, and I-statements
Hitting below the belt and companionate love
Why signatures become unreadable
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