Rejection Support Group Beta

Service Description

Being rejected is a universally painful experience, and as a culture we largely tell people that they need to learn to deal with it without any support, skills, or answers to the question, "how?" This only adds shame onto our hurt feelings; our culture does not empathize with those facing rejection, but looks down on and labels us inadequate despite us all having to experience rejection at times. This teaches us to be afraid of rejection, because we have lived experiences that on the other end of being rejected, we will only be dismissed and blamed. For many people, this fear of rejection creates barriers between ourselves and taking the risks necessary to build the lives we wish we were living. It keeps us from asking for the jobs and relationships we want, the help and support we need, and the accolades and rewards we deserve. We want to create a community where the pain of our rejection can find a home, where we celebrate not just wins but taking risks that could bring us face to face with rejection. A space where we can heal our collective shame around rejection by showing up messy, imperfect, and human, and witnessing one another with compassion. A place where together, we can teach our nervous systems that rejection is a survivable threat, and we don't just have to "be brave" as individuals, but instead bravely forge our individual paths forward as a community. Co-facilitated by Cristina Riani and Kyle Evans