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My Rejection Story

by Alice Draper

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What if coping with rejection is less about surviving the loss and more about surviving what you decide the loss says about you? Alice is joined by Dr. Jessica Zucker, Los Angeles psychologist in women's reproductive and maternal mental…
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This episode discusses genocide, war, racism, death threats. Listener discretion advised. What if the rejection that cuts deepest isn't a stranger's hatred — but the silence of the people who swore they loved you? Alice is joined by Lena…
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What if the person you can't stop craving after a breakup isn't a lost love — but a drug you're still detoxing from? Alice is joined by Dr. Cortney Warren — board-certified clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, and the researcher who…
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What if the deepest rejection isn't one loud "no," but the quiet ones that pile up until you stop noticing them? Alice is joined by Tiffany Yu — CEO and founder of Diversability, three-time TEDx speaker, and author of The Anti-Ableist…
Why Losing a Friend Hurts More Than a Breakup with Friendship Psychologist Dr. Kimberly Horn

August 19, 2026 · 47 min

What if the loneliest rejection isn't losing a partner but losing a friend? Alice Draper is joined by Dr. Kimberly Horn, internationally recognized research psychologist, public health scientist who spent nearly 30 years studying addiction…

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Stop Chasing Certainty: A Neuroscientist's Case for Curiosity Over Control with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

August 13, 2026 · 23 min

What if the plan you're clinging to for safety is the very thing keeping you stuck? Alice is joined by Anne-Laure Le Cunff — neuroscientist, founder of the newsletter Ness Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments — who was thriving at Google…
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July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

What if the first person to reject you and the hardest one to recover from, was you? Alice is joined by Selena Rezvani, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, leadership and confidence speaker, and creator of the viral newsletter that…
How to Stop People-Pleasing as someone with ADHD and RSD

July 22, 2026 · 10 min

This episode discusses ADHD, rejection sensitivity, and mental health. It is educational and not a substitute for professional care. What if being "too nice" was never a personality flaw — but your nervous system doing exactly what it…
Is People Pleasing Common in ADHD?

July 16, 2026 · 7 min

What if saying "no worries" a thousand times was never politeness, but a survival strategy your brain built to dodge rejection? Alice wants the answer to be yes: is people pleasing a sign of ADHD? First she reframes herself, not a people…
The Ellsberg Paradox and Why It Is Kinder To Reject Someone

July 1, 2026 · 11 min

What if the kindest thing you can do for someone is reject them clearly, and the cruelest thing is to keep them hoping? In this solo episode, recorded from a Poddster booth at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in the UAE, Alice makes the case…
Steve Magness: Rejected by Every Agent, He Sold 80K Copies — A Performance Scientist's Guide To Rejection

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What if the spirit of self-sabotage isn't weakness at all, but a quiet strategy to make sure a loss never truly feels yours? Alice is joined by Steve Magness — performance scientist, coach to Olympians and military teams, and the…
“The First Person Who Rejects Your Book Is You” with Non-fiction Book Coach Stacy Ennis

June 18, 2026 · 49 min

What if the first person to reject your book isn't a publisher — it's you? Alice is joined by Stacy Ennis — number-one bestselling author, founder of the Nonfiction Book School, and a writer who launched her career by deliberately…

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About the show

In exclusive interviews, bestselling authors like Tina Wells, Kristen Butler, Jason VanRuler, and Neil Patel share how they navigated the toughest periods of their personal and professional lives, and how this shaped the success they now experience today. Studies show that the stories we tell ourselves about rejection influence whether these failures fuel our ambition and propel us forward, or stifle our growth and hold us back. If your rejection story is holding you back, it is time for a reframe.