Approaching people about their behaviour: Stating Boundaries & Outlining Consequences So, we’ve been focusing on classes that are basically helping you to build up your assertive skills by having ‘No’, ‘Maybe – let me think about it’ in your vocabulary so that you...
Represent you and learn to stand your ground on unreasonable requests with Broken Record In the early days of my journey of reclaiming myself and improving my self-esteem, I frequently bemoaned my inability to maintain healthy boundaries with certain family members,...
Approaching people about their behaviour with the Be Factual Approach There will be instances where you will need to approach a person about their behaviour and it’s likely that you’ve balked at doing this in the past or that past experiences have scared you off this,...
How To Tell A Loved One That They’ve Hurt You Telling a loved one that they’ve hurt us is something that most people consider difficult but especially so when you’re a pleaser. Whether it’s blaming yourself, not feeling that you have the right to bring up your...
How To Enjoy a Low Passive Aggression Diet Passive aggression is something that has come up a lot with people pleasing and it’s because it becomes a way of quietly ‘asserting’ ourselves without making waves. We can mask our feelings of anger and resentment with the...
How To Say & Show No There may be a part of you that’s wondering, Why do I have to learn how to be more assertive when I say NO? Surely people should see by my unhappiness or reluctance, or know that their request/expectation is too much or over the line? Surely...
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