The Art of Saying NO with Grace and Respect

By Charlene Richard

How many times have you been at an event or doing some task and you asked yourself, “Why did I agree to this?”

The cost of not being able to say “NO” is huge. It robs us of our time, energy, money, joy and sometimes even our health.

I get it, you’re a really nice person and you like to help people, and that’s great if you are doing it while still taking care of yourself and spending time with the people you love. It’s not great when it comes at a cost.

Many women struggle with saying “No”. Maybe you’re scared that the other person will get angry or be disappointed in you.

In my work as a counselor and coach, I have spent the last seven years helping women learn how to say “No” and set boundaries so that they can do the things they really want to do.

After reading Dr. Gabor Mate’s book When The Body Says No, I decided it was time to learn how to rock my “No” factor and take better care of myself – so my body doesn’t have to.

Want to know my step-by-step plan for learning how to say “No” in a way that is respectful of your loved ones?

Click on the image to download my free eBook in PDF. Feel free to share it with as many women as possible. Share the Love!

Much love,
Charlene
oxox

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charlene Richard
• Release date: May 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9780991980307

Charlene Richard

Charlene Richard B.S.W., M.S.W, RSW. I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker trained as a Behavioral Health Threapist. I provide online behavioral therapy for people in North America who want coping strategies for managing stress, anxiety, panic attacks, perfectionism, boundaries, emotional eating and ADHD. I also provide online behavioral classes for people around the world on topics such as mindfulness, anxiety, stress, emotional intelligence. I am the founder of Caring SafelyTM an online group coaching program for health care and helping professionals to reduce and prevent Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. I completed my Master of Social Work Degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario specializing in clinical work with individuals, families and groups. My Bachelor of Social Work Degree was completed through the University of Manitoba. Throughout these degree programs I received over 1500 hours of clinically supervised experience. Continued education, training and certification in various modalities were obtained including: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training Advanced Motivational Interviewing, Canadian Mental Health Association Concurrent Disorders, Canadian Mental Health Association Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and Therapist – Traumatology Institute Toronto CBT for Trauma Recovery – Traumatology Institute Toronto Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Qualified Interpreter – Psychometrics Canada Grief Recovery Specialist – The Grief Recovery Institute Gottman Method for Couples Therapy Level 1 – The Gottman Institute Life Coach – Institute for Life Coach Training

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The Art of Saying NO with Grace and Respect

By Charlene Richard

The Art of Saying No with Grace and Respect: Learn how saying no can improve your relationships and help you feel better. Copyright © 2013 Charlene Richard RSW

Published by: Charlene Richard RSW / Charlene Richard

Richard, Charlene, 1979 –

The Art of Saying No with Grace and Respect: Learn how saying no can improve your relationships and help you feel better. / Charlene Richard

ISBN: 9780991980307

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Contents

Introduction

The thought of saying no totally freaks me out!

Saying no and your body

Managing Your Internal Freakout

The Extended Exhale (3-6) Breathing Exercise – Calm your Body, Calm your Mind

Saying no in a polite and respectful way

Start Small with your nos

Pulling Out the Big Guns – The EDC Model of Communication

I Said No But They Won’t Listen

WTWhat?!? I said ‘no’ but they won’t listen to me and they keep on pressuring me!

Next Steps

If You’re Still Struggling

How

Reviews for The Art of Saying NO with Grace and Respect

[Zawru San · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It's good, but superfluous.a good start still.but needs more depth and real life scenarios and also a bit more rationale as to why boundaries are what they are and why not asserting them wil lead to negative outcomes.