{"product_id":"the-anxiety-of-no-a-womans-guide-to-speaking-up-holding-ground-and-living-free-9798253572207","title":"The Anxiety of No: A Woman's Guide to Speaking Up, Holding Ground, and Living Free","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sade Adebayo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anxieties \u0026amp; Phobias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou already know the answer. Your body knows before the words arrive: \u003c\/i\u003e a tightening in your chest, a drop in your stomach. You want to say no. And then you don't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Anxiety of No\u003c\/b\u003e is for every woman who has said yes when she meant no, and paid for it in exhaustion, resentment, and a life that keeps not quite fitting her. It is not a book about being more assertive. It is a book about understanding the machinery that produces compliance before you have even had the chance to decide whether you consent to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on neuroscience, psychology, and the real stories of women across Africa, Europe, and beyond, writer and coach Sade Adebayo maps the fear at the root of people-pleasing: where it came from, what it is costing you, and how to dismantle it, in your career, your relationships, your family, and your friendships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will help you: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand why saying no feels physically dangerous, and why that feeling is not the truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognise the cultural, religious, and family systems that built your fear of refusal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind language for the nos you have been swallowing at work, in love, and at home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage the guilt and anxiety that follow a no, and build the evidence that you survive it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign a life where your choices are actually yours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anxiety of No\u003c\/i\u003e includes a full Reflection and Action Guide with practical prompts for every chapter, so the work moves from the page into your real life. Your no is not too much. It never was.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775714279575,"sku":"9798253572207","price":1110.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798253572207.webp?v=1777992022","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-anxiety-of-no-a-womans-guide-to-speaking-up-holding-ground-and-living-free-9798253572207","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}