Episode 108: Rejection Junkies with Dr. Gary Lawrence

52 Weeks of Me

Dr. Gary Lawrence is a 78-year-old counselor who has been married with Sylvia for 56 years. They were both raised in a negative and abusive home environment and have unconsciously brought that psychological and emotional baggage in their marriage. Being a survivor and an escaper, they seemed a perfect match at first. However, soon, their rejection patterns took a toll on their lives. By understanding the dynamics of their own marriage and how their backgrounds contributed to their marital problems, the Rejection Junkies, his Amazon bestseller, was born; their marriage was saved, and their counseling ministry has gained a reputation and touched thousands of lives both in personal actual sessions as well as through radio his radio shows.
Highlights:

• Emotional pattern – by the time the person is 8 years old, 80% of his emotional way is complete; it is 100% when he’s 18
• Emotional energy thieves – any place, thing, or experience that is plugged into one’s emotions making him a dysfunctional person
• Emotional Surgery – the process of unplugging from emotional energy thieves; getting unplugged from the past, living in the present so once can have a future he desires

For Gary, a man’s ability to love his wife is an overflow of his self-esteem and acceptance. But one needs to seek his own truth and not people’s opinions about him and set boundaries in order to muster a better and more positive self-image. Breaking free from the bondage of past rejections can make one a brand new person. If you want to get the most from this discussion and want to unplug from your own negative past, you may read Rejection Junkies search for rejectionjunkies.com, and take a quiz to determine whether or not you are a rejection junky.

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