Are you ready to establish healthier boundaries, have more fulfilling experiences, and reconnect with your authentic self this year? If so, I recommend reading The Joy of Saying No by Natalie Lue. Lue shares her own experiences with people pleasing and repressing her own needs so that others would view her as a good person. One that’s kind, generous, hard-working, and eager to help, but by being her definition of a “good person” she ended up sacrificing her own voice and values, which left her feeling anything but good.
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People-pleasing–putting others ahead of ourselves to avoid something negative or to get something we want or need–runs rampant in our society. Saying yes when we should say no leaves us stuck in frustrating patterns. And when we don’t say yes authentically, we say it resentfully, which leads to more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.
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I loved everything about this book. Lue created a simple plan to help us identify what type of people pleaser we are and how to firmly stand our ground. We often have trouble saying “no” without feeling the need to follow up with an explanation, letting others down, or putting other’s emotions before our own. Lue helps readers dive into understanding our thought patterns and correcting them in a healthy way.
If you are someone who struggles with saying the word no, I highly recommend reading this book. You’ll discover that saying no isn’t selfish and that it is a form of self-care and healthy boundary setting. Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Horizon for providing me with an advanced reading copy (eARC) in exchange for my honest review. The Joy of Saying No is officially available today! (Happy Publishing Day!) Get your copy on Amazon now!
The Joy of Saying No by Natalie Lue
Genre: Self-Help
Pages: 240
Rating: 5/5
This books sounds amazing! Adding to my good reads as we speak!
Kathleen / http://www.madeinthe1990s.com
I hope you find it helpful Kathleen! Thank you for reading!
What a wonderful book. I used to have a lot of trouble with saying no!
It seems to be a word that a lot of us have trouble saying! Luckily, there were some great tips in this book. Thank you for reading Wendy!
Oh this sounds like a great book. I will need to check it out! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading Charity!
Oh, I definitely need to read this and have it as a reminder to top up my boundary keeping; I think we can all do with learning to say no and not feeling guilty about it. Thanks for putting this book on my radar!
It’s something that a lot of us struggle with and I loved how simple this book was to follow. Thank you for reading Molly! I hope you enjoy it.
This booked had us intrigued just by the title. We love the line about how saying no is a form of self-care.
Absolutely! Thank you for reading!
Ooo I am already drawn in by the title. This sounds great. Thank you for review and recommendation. I will have to write this down in bullet journal of recommended books for when I finish reading my tbr pile.
Best of luck getting through your TBR list! I hope you enjoy this book. Thank you for reading Lauren!
I love the sound of this book. I struggle with saying no at times, so this sounds like the perfect read. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I definitely recommend checking it out! Thank you for reading!
This is a good book for self-development. I need to add this book to my TBR. Thank you for sharing.
I hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading Fadima!
This sounds like a very helpful book for those that have difficulty saying no.
Wonderful review! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading Jodie!
This sounds like a great book! Fab review, looks like the perfect addition to self-growth books for this year x
Thank you for reading Jenny! It’s definitely a great book for self-growth this year!
This is one book I definitely need in my life. I’ve always struggled with saying no to people and I am definitely a chronic people pleaser.
Thanks for the review!
Olivia | http://www.whatoliviasaid.com
I hope you find this book helpful Olivia! Thank you for reading!
I’ve never read this book before but now I really want to! Thank you so much for sharing your review, I think I’ll add this to my list x
I hope you find it helpful! Thank you for reading Eleanor!
Though I’m better at saying no (months of therapy 😂) I still need this book in my life and know a fair few people who’d benefit – thanks for sharing
Thank you Sarah! This is a book that I’m going to keep around as well, it’s an important reminder. Thanks for reading!