Amanda, Glennon and Abby explore how to survive the lifelong, universal pain of being left out: <ul>
<li>What Abby felt when she heard “We don’t want you here” – and its long-lasting impact; </li>
<li>Why it is so painful, and how to process feelings of rejection and isolation;</li>
<li>How dissociation helped Glennon cope with rejection in the cafeteria; </li>
<li>What parents should and *should not* do when helping kids navigate exclusion; and </li>
<li>The real difference between “fitting in” and “belonging.” </li>
</ul> Also check out <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/how-to-fix-our-loneliness-with-dr-marisa-g-franco/id1564530722?i=1000599471209">Episode 179: How to Fix Our Loneliness with Dr. Marisa G. Franco</a> To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

We Can Do Hard Things

241. Being Left Out: Navigating that Lifelong Ache

Life is freaking hard. We are all doing hard things every single day – things like loving and losing; caring for children and parents; forging and ending friendships; battling addiction, illness, and loneliness; struggling in our jobs, our marriages, and our divorces; setting boundaries; and fighting for equality, purpose, freedom, joy, and peace.On We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle, author of UNTAMED; her wife Abby Wambach; and her sister Amanda Doyle do the only thing they’ve found that has ever made life easier: Drop the fake and talk honestly about the hard things including sex, gender, parenting, blended fami...