Self-Respect

You’re halfway through the meeting.Your jaw is tight.Your mouth says yes — but your body already said no. Every time you say yes to what doesn’t feel right,you say no to yourself. Most of us were taught to be nice.To be helpful.To keep the peace. So we nod, smile, stretch ourselves thin — and say yes when we mean no. The cost?Resentment.Exhaustion.A quiet disconnection from ourselves. We keep the peace…but wage an inner war. What… Read More »how to say no without guilt