Week 1: Introduction — The Ache of Being Uninvited

1.Lysa opens with a scene of sitting at a table where she feels out of place and aware that others seem more put-together, more invited into life than she feels. When did you last feel that specific ache — the sense of being on the outside looking in?

2.She describes rejection as something that can "pick-pocket our purpose, cripple our courage, and dismantle our dreams." Which of those three consequences resonates most with you, and why?

3.Lysa is honest that her rejection wounds go all the way back to her father's abandonment in childhood. How do you think early experiences of rejection shape the way we interpret everyday moments of being left out or overlooked as adults?