{"product_id":"no-gracefully-l-m-h-c-santos-9781542312455","title":"No, gracefully: Learning to Say No with Confidence: Taking Charge of Your Life Begins Here. Reclaim your autonomy by putting an end to people pleasing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre you embroiled in relationships that you don't want? Do you fear the fallout that could come from refusing to grant favors or respecting your own boundaries, and then feel bitter, anxious, or guilty? Does your happiness depend on external sources? If your people-pleasing or codependent tendencies are negatively affecting you and those around you, you may need to implement completely new-and healthy-interpersonal boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychotherapist Nubia Santos, MS, MEd, LMHC, CST, offers you transformative principles that will help you understand the negative effects of people pleasing. Within these pages, you'll learn to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the connection between people pleasing-or \"sociotropy\"-and low self-esteem;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebreak maladaptive habits that involve pleasing others; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eget control of the impulse to be a subjective pleaser and instead become the objective creator of your own reality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you say yes but really mean no, you reject your own and infringe on others' autonomy. Simply put, you're trying to control something that's not yours to control. Drawing from general, developmental, and behavioral psychology, Santos offers real-world examples and reflective journal prompts to help you realign and enforce your personal boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e change your relational style-if you let your yes be yes and your no be no.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. M. H. C. Santos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542312450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542312455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.59d","brand":"L. M. H. C. Santos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623226028287,"sku":"9781542312455","price":10.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e11523c5-764e-4bcb-ae83-8664d6fdcdf9.jpg?v=1780431625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-gracefully-l-m-h-c-santos-9781542312455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}