The Biology of Rejection

This episode of the Live Better Seller Better Podcast is a solo episode with KD. Today, the topic is rejection. The reason rejection hurts is rooted in biology and our tribal nature. Simply said, rejection from the tribe used to equate to death.

Even in 2022, this uncertainty from rejection persists. The good news is that there are ways to hack this response and offset the cortisol released when you do get rejected. And no, it has nothing to do with substance abuse and everything to do with healthy responses through movement, music, breathing, friends, and family.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rejection hurts physically as it's rooted in life and death situations
• Deal with rejection: Accept it and plan for its eventuality 
• Offset cortisol with positive brain chemicals 

QUOTES

KD: "When you're rejected and the pain receptors are lighting up in your brain, your body's also releasing a massive amount of cortisol into your bloodstream, into your system. So cortisol is the stress hormone. That's what causes your heart rate to go up."

KD: "The first step in this is actually knowing that it is going to occur. It's going to happen and just accepting that is a big step because, so often, we're actually hoping it doesn't happen which makes it even worse when it does."