The Cost of Staying Silent and How to Push Back with Tonya Lester

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson is joined by Tonya Lester, who is an LCSW, Brooklyn-based psychotherapist, New York Times Modern Love essayist, and author of Push Back: Live, Love, and Work with Others Without Losing Yourself to talk about why so many of us stay silent, stretch ourselves too thin, and struggle to ask for what we need. We unpack what it means to be a “shock absorber” in relationships, why perfectionism is really anxiety in disguise, and how women can learn to set boundaries without guilt or apology. If you’ve ever been called “too much,” or felt like you were disappearing in your relationships or job, this episode is for you. You can connect with Tonya Lester on: LinkedIn, on FB at Tonya.Lester.58 on IG at TonyaLesterPsychotherapy and at: www.TonyaLester.com Thank you for taking the time to listen to the KORE Women podcast and being a part of the KORE Women experience. You can listen to The KORE Women podcast on your favorite podcast directory - Pandora, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, JioSaavn, Amazon and at: www.KOREWomen.com/podcast.  Please leave your comments and reviews about the podcast and check out KORE Women on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  You can also learn more about Dr. Summer Watson, MHS, PhD, KORE Women, LLC, the KORE Women podcast, KORE Business Solutions (a Virtual Assistant service) and Cross-Generational Consultation Services by going to: www.korewomen.com. Thank you for listening! Please share this podcast with your family and friends. #KOREWomenPodcast  #WomenWhoLead #BoundariesMatter #PsychologyToday #RelationshipHealth