Can you remember the enduring pain of being ostracized from a social group as a teenager? I certainly can. Don’t Let Rejection Define You I remember as vividly as if it were yesterday the day that Charles, who I thought was my best friend when I was a senior in high school in Washington, DC, […]
Read MoreCan you see rejection as a gift? Learning to do so could be a life changer. Check out Dr. Anthony Silard’s latest article in Psychology Today here.
Read MoreThis is Part One of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. This past weekend, my son Alex had his first sleepover. A new friend from his elementary school, Chris, spent a good part of the weekend playing with him and his younger sister, Chloe; well, mostly with him, as they both did their best to avoid […]
Read MoreHave you ever felt that you pushed a relationship too far? Dr. Silard’s latest in Psychology Today has some great insight for you. Read more here.
Read MoreWhether it’s a friend not returning our call, being broken up with or being pulled off an important project, each of us has experienced rejection and we are very aware that it hurts. A series of experiments led by social psychologists Jean Twenge of San Diego State University and Roy Baumeister of Florida State University found that even a brief experience […]
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