Every Yes That Should’ve Been a No

Every yes that should have been a no is debt and the interest is resentment.I talk about how women apologise not just with words, but with the yeses they never meant. Yes to underpriced work. Yes to invisible labour. Yes to family expectations that stretch us thin. Those yeses create a debt that robs us of time, energy, money, and presence.The truth? No is the most profitable word you can own. Every no to the wrong thing is a yes to equity. And women who don’t apologise, don’t go broke.It’s time to spend your no like currency.