Why Are You Afraid to Say No?
from Improving Your Thoughts by Freeing Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Season 12, Episode 8, "Why Are You Afraid to Say No?", looks at the quiet fear behind people-pleasing, fear of rejection, loneliness, and guilt. It walks through how saying no isn't cruelty, it's self-respect in action. And that people who truly care won't vanish just because you drew a line. In the teaser for episode nine, "What if the Boundary Didn't Destroy the Relationship? What if It Revealed What the Relationship Depended On?", that episode leans into that gut punch moment... when someone pulls away after you set a boundary. It asks whether the relationship was ever built on mutual respect, or just on your silence. Art that you wear. For ads Advertisement Support the show Go to the website @ www.imagingcoaching.com/programs to sign up for the programs and courses, purchase A'laila Carroll's books, and book individual coaching sessions with A'laila Carroll You can follow A'laila on FB: @ A'laila Carroll, IG: @A'lailaCarroll, on Tik Tak: @alailacarroll, Alaila Carroll on LinkedIn To see Alaila Carroll’s Luxury Shoes and Bags she designed herself, go to her online store at www.alailacarrollstyle.com
Embed this episode
What this episode covers
Send us Fan Mail Season 12, Episode 8, "Why Are You Afraid to Say No?", looks at the quiet fear behind people-pleasing, fear of rejection, loneliness, and guilt. It walks through how saying no isn't cruelty, it's self-respect in action. And that people who truly care won't vanish just because you drew a line. In the teaser for episode nine, "What if the Boundary Didn't Destroy the Relationship? What if It Revealed What the Relationship Depended On?", that episode leans into that gut punch mom...
Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome Back And The Big Question
- 2:18 Why Saying No Feels Scary
- 6:12 People Pleasing That Erases You
- 9:20 Rejection Versus Self Betrayal
- 11:40 Loneliness And Bargaining Your Standards
- 15:29 Dating Yourself To Build Confidence
- 16:20 Guilt And What Boundaries Really Are
- 21:03 If They Leave After No
- 25:03 Stop Overexplaining And Stop Saying Maybe
- 28:32 Sexual Boundaries And Consent Clarity
- 34:19 Faithfulness Is A Choice
- 37:48 You Cannot Manage Their Reactions
- 42:59 Compromise Without Losing Yourself
- 46:44 Keep The Boundaries You Set
- 48:55 Love And Boundaries Can Coexist
- 52:04 The Mirror Question
- 55:06 This Week’s Challenge Practice No
- 58:08 Affirmations For Strong Boundaries
- 1:00:01 Words Of Wisdom And Key Takeaways
- 1:02:42 Next Episode Teaser And Closing
No transcript yet.