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Gary Lawrence: Understanding Our Rejection Patterns

Heather and Gary discuss how our childhood rejection patterns impact our adult lives.

Have you ever wondered why you behave the way you do? Gary Lawrence says he thinks it has to do with the patterns of rejection we navigated in childhood. We all experience rejection, but we all survive that rejection differently. Dr. Gary believes that he has found some helpful tools that can help us break free of the toxic patterns we may be repeating.

In today’s episode, Heather and Gary discuss how we can identify, isolate, and eliminate the root cause of most of our problems with rejection.

Heather also talks to creators about how to navigate the reality of not being cited for your work.

Guest Bio

Gary Lawrence is the author of Rejection Junkies. He and his wife Sylvia have spent their lives successfully leading others to “identify, isolate, and eliminate” the root cause of the emotional turmoil in their lives. Over 23 years of serving as the founder and director of New Life Dynamics Christian Counseling Center and 20 years as the host of his own radio show, Life Mastery Counseling with Dr. G, he has personally met with and coached more than 6,000 clients and has overseen the counseling of another 10,000. He also serves on television, stage, and radio.

Host Bio

Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She is the author of eight books, including I’ll See You Tomorrow and It’s Not Your Turn. Reach out to Heather on X at @HeatherTDay and on Instagram at @heatherthompsonday. Receive Heather’s weekly inspirational email every Friday at 7 p.m. ET; sign up at www.heatherthompsonday.com/links.

“Viral Jesus” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producer: Matt Stevens Host: Heather Thompson Day Producer: Loren Joseph Associate Producer: McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio Engineer: Loren Joseph

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