Social rejection
Subject in Mental Health
Social rejection has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Mel RobbinsAmerican author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast
Robbins said she avoided hosting her own events for years because she feared nobody would come, not because of judgment.
“Because it's not that I thought people would judge me if I did my own events. It's because I truly believed people wouldn't come”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Stop Being Overlooked & Start Getting What You Want With Top Business School Professor (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 23:18
Marina CooleyMarketing professor at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and former brand marketer at Coca-Cola, Honest Tea and IBM
Cooley said social rejection is processed by the same brain region that signals physical pain.
“It's literally the same part of your brain that tells you you're in physical pain”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Stop Being Overlooked & Start Getting What You Want With Top Business School Professor (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 20:11
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
How to Stop Being Overlooked & Start Getting What You Want With Top Business School ProfessorThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Mel Robbins talks with Emory marketing professor Marina Cooley about the attention economy, overcoming fear of rejection, communicating achievements, and building a portable reputation.