Alice Draper: Messy Activism, Jenna Kutcher Speaking Up, & More
Description
This episode is personal, vulnerable, and messy — for a reason.
Alice reflects on the fear of saying the wrong thing, the rejection that often follows speaking up, and what happened when influencer Jenna Kutcher finally broke her silence on Palestine.
This is a conversation about rejection, shame, activism, and the paralysis of perfectionism in the age of public scrutiny.
Chapters:
00:00 Opening — fear, paralysis, and why this episode feels scary
01:23 Jenna Kutcher’s post on Gaza
03:00 Background information on Palestine
04:40 Silence after October 7 and influencer inaction
06:32 Why some people don’t speak up
08:40 The impossible expectations around speaking out
10:50 The science of rejection and how it relates to activism
12:36 Self-affirmation theory and how it helps us take action
14:03 Personal reflection on sharing imperfect thoughts
15:42 Final thoughts — rejection, risk, and showing up anyway
Resources & Mentions:
Jenna Kutcher’s Instagram post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMmA5sbOYG5/?igsh=MTRyOTBpZnR3eHFndw==
Alice’s interview with Sarah Rice on This Changes Everything:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-to-reject-rejection/id1640548625?i=1000708545091
Scientific American: Study on why rejection activates the same brain regions as physical pain:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-are-wired-to-connect/
APA article on self-affirmation theory:
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-19538-004
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