Conversate with Akeem D. Earle

Sometimes rejection isn't somebody explicitly telling you no. Sometimes it's a shorter text. Different energy. An invitation you didn't receive. A person taking a little longer to respond.

And sometimes, nothing has actually happened yet.

On this episode of Say More with LaToya, LaToya explores rejection sensitivity, the difference between facts and the stories we create around them, and the ways we sometimes reject ourselves first to avoid somebody else doing it.

She gets into friendships, dating, people pleasing, perfectionism, wanting to be chosen, and the singing opportunity she never pursued because she'd already decided she wasn't good enough.

Plus, after the episode, Akeem joins LaToya for a bonus conversation about realizing he'd done the exact same thing with a fantasy football league—and LaToya reveals that fear of rejection almost kept her from reaching back out about joining Conversate.

00:00 Tiny rejection
02:24 When the energy feels “off”
04:49 Fact or story?
06:56 Rejecting yourself first
09:18 “I didn't want it anyway”
11:44 Pulling away before they can
14:11 Sitting with uncertainty
16:27 Do I even want to be chosen?
20:45 Letting yourself want things
22:55 Rejection doesn't change who you are
23:45 Akeem joins the conversation
26:14 LaToya almost didn't reach back out
27:21 The stories both sides were creating

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