The Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Workbook: Skills for Adhd, Autistic, and Neurodivergent Adults to Heal from Rejection, Build Resilience, and Thrive - Paperback
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How can you become more resilient to rejection, balance your emotions, and embrace your authentic self?
If you are autistic, ADHD, or neurodivergent, rejection can feel overwhelming--like an emotional wound that cuts deeper than others may understand. Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is an intense, often painful reaction to criticism or feelings of failure, leading to anxiety, shame, and avoidance of relationships or opportunities. So how can you handle these tough feelings, build yourself back up, and live with more confidence and ease?
Written by a neurodivergent mental health professional who has been there herself, The Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Workbook offers a compassionate, evidence-based roadmap to healing. Combining insights from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and internal family systems (IFS), you'll find skills to help you:
- Understand the origins and impact of RSD
- Heal the pain of stigma and shame
- Recognize triggers and manage emotional responses
- Challenge self-critical thoughts and perfectionism
- Build self-compassion, confidence, and connection with others
This essential workbook is a must-have for anyone who has ever felt "too sensitive," "too emotional," or "too much." Through engaging exercises, reflection prompts, and practical strategies, you'll learn how to navigate rejection without spiraling into feelings of shame and self-doubt, and ultimately, how to thrive as your authentic, neurodivergent self.
Catherine J. Mutti-Driscoll, PhD, loves to learn, and has a variety of degrees and certifications to prove it. Highlights include a PhD in education from the University of Washington, and her ADHD coach training from the International ADHD Coach Training Center and Impact Parents. During the day, Catherine serves as director of executive function coaching and an ADHD and executive function coach at Hallowell Todaro ADHD & Behavioral Center. In her "free" time, Catherine is studying to become a licensed mental health counselor through Walden University. She is author of The ADHD Workbook for Teen Girls. When she is not working, studying, or writing, Catherine enjoys hanging out with her neurodivergent family, dancing to Taylor Swift, pulling tarot cards, and reading contemporary romance books.
Tracy Otsuka is a certified ADHD coach, attorney, best-selling author of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, and host of the ADHD for Smart Ass Women podcast, with more than 8 million downloads in over 160 countries. Her insights have been featured in top-tier media outlets like Bloomberg, CBS Mornings, ABC News Live, Forbes , ADDitude, and Prevention.
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