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Day 4794: Rejection

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Ann Koplow

We all deal with rejection, which often lowers our self esteem.

A patient recently shared this helpful reframe about rejection.

Lately I’ve been feeling rejection because of lower numbers for my music.

If I use that rejection reframe, I can practice prevention with redirection: writing new songs, marketing my music differently, and NOT equating lower numbers with rejection.

Do you see rejection in my other images for today?

Here’s what I find when I search for “rejection” on YouTube.

There are several TED talks about rejection, including this …

… and this:

I won’t feel rejection if you don’t comment, below.

Thanks to all who have dealt with rejection, including YOU!

Categories: group therapy, Music, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Cam Adair TED talk, Darryll Stinson TED talk, earworms, February 16 2026, Jia Jing Ted Talk, TED talks about rejection, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Singing Therapist, Twitter and Bluesky | 4 Comments

Day 3805: What’s stuck in your head

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Ann Koplow

At the end of every Coping and Healing therapy group, I suggest that people name something positive to take away from the session, because “the negative tends to stick.”

What’s stuck in my head right now is the one unpleasant thing I need to do this weekend. In the moment, I am taking a breath and choosing to focus on all the positives instead.

What’s stuck in your head after you look at my images for today?

What’s stuck in my head right now is that the Daily Bitch drinks too much. Also, because it’s Repeat Day (I said “Repeat Day”), I’ll repeat this: the negative tends to stick.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “what’s stuck in your head.”

If there’s something stuck in your head right now, feel free to stick it in the comments section, below.

What’s stuck in my head (and in my heart) is gratitude to all who help me stick these posts every day, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: car repair, coping and healing groups, earworms, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, gratitude, June 3 2023, Repeat Day (I Said “Repeat Day”), TED-Ed, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the debt ceiling, Twitter | 17 Comments