• Ep. 278: The One Where We Say Goodbye
    Feb 3 2023

    In the final episode of the podcast, Natalie is joined by her husband Em where they chat, answer listener questions, and say goodbye to this show which has been such a huge part of her life. 

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    The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want is out now. Purchase it from your favourite bookseller.

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    40 mins
  • Ep. 277: Knowing When To Stop
    Jan 20 2023

    Natalie shares some of the realisations she's made after making a big decision.

    The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want 

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    38 mins
  • Ep. 276: New Year, New No, and Recognising the Dark Side of People Pleasing
    Dec 16 2022

    In the final episode of 2022, Natalie shares a deleted chapter from her forthcoming book, The Joy of Saying No. She breaks down how, to escape the chains of the roles we play and trying to keep up with our and other people's often unrealistic expectations and projections, we might act out behind the scenes, go rogue on the version of ourselves that people have come to expect from us, lash out, or experience the toll of the chronic stress of our people-pleasing habit.

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    50 mins
  • Ep. 275: You Don’t *Have* to Be Friends With Your Ex(es)
    Dec 2 2022

    Natalie explains why our biggest imperative post-breakup isn't to be bosom buddies with our ex and how we don't need to force ourselves to be friends if we're not ready yet or we don't *want* to.

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    29 mins
  • Exclusive Sneak Peek: Listen to a Chapter from The Joy of Saying No
    Nov 18 2022

    Natalie shares an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book The Joy of Saying No. 

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    24 mins
  • Ep. 273: Ignoring, Dismissing and Overriding Ourselves Always Leads to Problems
    Nov 4 2022
    Natalie breaks down why saying we're harsh/hasty/hypervigilant/picky leads to us ignoring, dismissing and overriding ourselves.
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    34 mins
  • Ep. 272: Are You Disappointed? Or Is It That You're Angry?
    Oct 21 2022

    Natalie talks about the importance of distinguishing between anger and disappointment to take better care of ourselves and start moving forward.

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    39 mins
  • Ep. 271: Let's Talk About Insane Politeness and Toxic Professionalism
    Oct 7 2022
    Some of what we force ourselves to do, silence and tolerate are forms of insane politeness and toxic professionalism. Natalie breaks down what these are, why we do it, and why we've got to stop harming ourselves in the name of these social masks.
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    36 mins