Episode 7
Why Can't I Just Say No?
It's Saturday morning.
Your phone rings and your stomach drops.
Not because you don't love them.
Because you already know you're going to say yes.
In this episode I share how being everyone's reliable person almost cost me a family dinner.
And why boundaries aren't walls but filters.
In this episode
- Why saying yes can feel safer than saying no
- How being reliable for everyone meant saying no to my own family
- Boundaries as filters that protect what matters
- One sentence that gives you space before you answer
Walkthrough
00:00The phone call you saw coming
01:08You're tired of betraying yourself
01:51It's not the tasks that drain you
02:27Being the reliable one
03:58"Are you coming to dinner or are you too tired?"
05:08Boundaries are filters, not walls
06:05People are more resourceful than we think
07:42"Let me think about it and get back to you"
08:13Saying no, simply and kindly
09:38This week's invitation
13:38Your worth isn't measured by how much you can carry
Worth keeping
"Say no to what drains you
and watch how your yes becomes more real."
This week's invitation
Before your next commitment, try:
"Let me think about it and get back to you."
If the answer is no, say it simply.
No long explanation. No apology.
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