DEFY with Dr. Sunita Sah

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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How do you stay true to your values when the world pushes you to conform? Sharon McMahon is joined by award-winning Cornell professor Dr. Sunita Sah to talk about her new book, “DEFY: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes.” Dr. Sah breaks down why we feel pressured to comply—and says real defiance isn’t about rebellion, but about standing up for what you believe, even when it’s uncomfortable. After listening to this discussion, even the most obedient people pleasers will be able to say no. Credits: Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks Audio Producer: Craig Thompson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.5	Hello, friends. Welcome. Delighted to have you with me today.
1:09.2	And I think you're going to love this conversation.
1:11.2	It is with Dr. Sanita Saw, who has written a book that I personally found extremely useful and interesting and I
1:19.5	think you will too. The book is called Defy the power of No in a world that demands yes.
1:29.8	Let's dive in.
1:31.8	I'm Sharon McMahon.
1:33.4	And here's where it gets interesting.
1:37.5	I am truly so excited to be speaking with you today because from literally page one of your book, Defy, I just found
1:46.4	myself like nodding my head and feeling like this book was written as much for me as for anyone
1:54.9	else. And I just cannot wait to discuss this with you. So thank you for being here. It's an absolute pleasure. I can't wait to have our conversation. Your book is about defiance in a world that demands compliance. And we think of somebody who's defiant as being militant, disagreeable, insubordinate, you know,
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