I help professional women who are overwhelmed people-pleasers say no without guilt and shame so they can finally put themselves first and stop stressing over what others think.
What’s I’ve found is that most professional women feel overwhelmed because they keep giving in to others and taking on too much. They’re afraid of disappointing others or being seen as selfish, so they don’t say no. Then they get resentful from having so much on their plates. When they even think of setting boundaries, they get flooded with guilt and shame, so they don’t set limits or ask for help.
They get stuck in a cycle of giving in to others, leaving little room for their own needs—if they even know what those are. When they finally try to say “no,” they’re unsure how to handle pushback so they cave, and eventually explode.
They keep thinking that if they only knew exactly what to say, they could get others to change and would get the peace and freedom they crave.
The reality is that things will never improve until they stop putting everyone else first. In order to create a breakthrough to get the life and relationships they want, they have to stop ignoring themselves and start focusing inwardly. This allows them to determine what’s okay and not okay with them. Then they can communicate that in an empowered way, including knowing what to say and how to handle it when people push back.
