When You Feel Guilty for Saying No

Saying no is a two-second act that can leave you feeling terrible for hours.

This audiobook looks closely at that feeling: where it comes from, what it is doing in your body, and why your mind immediately runs a movie of the other person’s disappointment. You will hear how two competing instincts, one driving you toward approval and one protecting your own time and energy, end up locked in a fight that you experience as guilt.

As you understand the structure of that conflict, your responses to requests become less reactive and more grounded in what you actually want to give.