When Fear of Rejection becomes Self-Rejection
From Healing the Unresolved by Fr. Joshua Makoul, and Ancient Faith Ministries
February 21, 2026
About this episode
The episode explores the gap between self-perception and others' perceptions, focusing on how low self-esteem can hinder spiritual functioning.
Today’s podcast discusses how there is often a disparity between our self-perception and how others perceive us. Where we are with this is like being on a continuum. We don’t want to be at either extreme. However, sometimes our self perception is so low that we don’t quite fully function spiritually, and we end up recusing ourselves from the life that God wants us to live.
People in this episode
Host: Fr. Joshua Makoul
Topics covered
- self-perception
- fear of rejection
- spirituality
- Christian life
- self-acceptance
Keywords
- self-rejection
- fear of rejection
- spiritual life
- self-perception
- Christianity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ancient Faith Ministries
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