Mastering Stress Management and Boosting Self-Confidence: How Serotonin and Rejection Sensitivity Affect You | Episode 16 of The Socially Delightful Podcast
Welcome home, lovely!
In this insightful episode of The Socially Delightful Podcast, Jewel and expert Kimberly Jarman dive into the powerful relationship between stress, serotonin, and rejection sensitivity. Learn how chronic stress disrupts your brain and body, affecting both your confidence and ability to handle rejection. Kimberly discusses holistic strategies to reduce stress, balance your biochemistry, and foster emotional resilience. This episode offers practical tools to understand and manage your stress responses while building a stronger sense of self-worth.
Key Takeaways:
How serotonin impacts self-confidence and rejection resilience
The physical and emotional effects of chronic stress on neurotransmitters and hormones
Strategies to reduce stress and support brain function holistically
Why creating safety in your body is essential for confidence
How to build resilience through self-compassion and emotional awareness
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Intro
02:47 Transition from Therapy to Coaching
03:58 The Impact of Serotonin on Self-Confidence and Rejection Resilience
08:18 Addressing the Whole Human: Biochemistry and Neuroscience
13:01 The Role of Stress in Neurotransmitter and Hormone Imbalances
23:30 A Holistic Approach to Supplementation for Optimal Brain Function
30:23 The Limitations of Traditional Therapy in Addressing Trauma
32:21 Understanding the Biochemical Impact of Stress
35:42 The Relationship Between Stress and Inflammation
39:54 Developing a Relationship with Emotions for Confidence
ABOUT Kimberly Jarman
Kimberly Jarman, with a Master’s in Counseling, is a dynamic Mental Performance Coach dedicated to empowering women to reach their full potential. She transforms high performers into disruptors, guiding them to harness neuroscience-based mindset coaching and biohacking tools. Kimberly helps women develop self-worth, confidence, and resilience, enabling them to become the leaders and change-makers they aspire to be.
Kimberly’s holistic approach breaks the exhausting cycles of overworking and constant striving, optimizing brain function for clearer thinking, enhanced creativity, and aligned action. Her methods foster better health, energy, and well-being, equipping women to build impactful lives, careers, and businesses with ease, all while safeguarding against burnout. With Kimberly, women unlock the power to think, feel, and perform at their highest potential, truly living the lives they were meant to lead.
Connect with Lucy:
Meet your host, Jewel!
Jewel is on a mission to create a more connected world. For the past four years, she has been helping clients embrace their authentic selves, overcome social overthinking, and build meaningful connections. Jewel’s journey began with her own struggles in social situations—often feeling not fun or interesting enough and constantly comparing herself to others. Through studying psychology, self-esteem, confidence, and belonging, and with the guidance of her first coach, she discovered what Brene Brown calls true belonging: confidently sharing who you are and feeling strong even when standing alone.
Today, Jewel is committed to helping over 10,000 people create true belonging within themselves and connect more deeply with others.
