Saying no used to feel like a personal failure. As a lifelong people pleaser, I’d twist myself into an emotional pretzel just to avoid disappointing someone. It stirred up all kinds of discomfort—guilt, inadequacy, fear of being seen as not strong enough, kind enough, or capable enough to handle it all. But that discomfort? That’s … Continue reading Saying No Doesn’t Make Me a Bad Person-It Makes Me a Brave One