A few weeks ago I had the immense pleasure of speaking at the Living Beyond Breast Cancer conference in Philadelphia, PA. I was invited to speak to an audience of men and women about managing stress and worry in the cancer context. As is often the case, part of my talk veered to the topic of self-compassion and self-care, and how at its absolute most basic, it can be as simple as one little word: no. “No” is short and definitive, and it has the power to reclaim space and time and energy when we need it most
At one point, a woman raised her hand and asked the question many people struggle with: How do I get more comfortable saying no? I answered this question and a few others to the best of my ability before calling on a Continue Reading