On this episode I chat with relationship expert and dating coach, Carla Romo, about vulnerability, rejection and disappointment, specifically in the initial stages of dating or when dates don't seem to get off the ground. This episode made me want to cringe, when I went back to edit it. Not because the story itself is sensational, but rather the opposite; the story is relatable and it happened recently.  If you are anything like me (sensitive and rejection adverse), this episode is like emotional equivalent of throwing salt in the path of snail, or at least it made me want to recoil. I'm really hard on myself, especially when it comes to rejection. I tend to make it about me and what I did wrong or how I could have been better or even how I could be more likable (which is nuts). Of course, after a little reflection, I've found the truth is that when someone doesn't like you romantically, it really has nothing to do with you. It's about them, their own needs and wants, and how those happen to be out of alignment with yours. So, if you're like me and you have a tendency to beat yourself up, give yourself a break.

Here's Carla's website :)