How to say no without justifications

The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

Kendra Hennessy

Homemanagement, Organizing, Mom, Kids & Family, Motherhood, Parenting, Homemaking, Cleaning

4.8 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

No is a complete sentence. What a freeing statement. In theory, it sounds empowering, but what about the people pleasing need to provide a justification for every no we speak.

You don't owe anyone a reason or a justification for your boundaries or your choices and today in a great day to start saying no without the need to explain why.

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0:00.0	It's okay.
0:05.0	okay. You can admit it.
0:07.0	Sometimes motherhood seems less like the sweetness of a pamper's commercial and more like a scene out of jaws.
0:12.0	Hey mamas, I'm Kendra Hennessy,
0:13.7	mom of two spunky kids of my own,
0:15.4	and after 10 years in the motherhood game
0:17.6	and owning a house cleaning business,
0:19.4	I discovered that moms need more than just to clean home.
0:22.2	They need encouragement, support, and the permission
0:24.6	to be, as I like to say, just a little bit homemakerish. I'm on a mission to give the reluctant
0:29.6	homemakers of the world the tools, the strategies, and the systems that will help you simplify your life
0:35.0	and put some fun back into being a mom. Modern homemaking doesn't have to be unpleasant
0:40.0	or even something you dread. We're going to have the conversations that will help you
0:43.6	uncomplicate motherhood and embrace home management without the perfection.
0:47.2	This is a sanctumami free territory. This is a place where moms can be
0:51.2	themselves. This is the Mother Like a Boss podcast.
0:56.4	Hey there, Mama. All right, before we jump into this episode, I want to talk about the struggle that I hear the most about. No, it's not homemaking, no it's not
1:06.6	cleaning the bathroom, no it's not teaching kids how to do chores. You know what it is?
1:11.6	Consistency. Nothing feels more difficult than wanting to start a new
1:16.7	habit, especially in the new year, get things going, going all in, and then not sticking with it. Here's the thing I struggle with
1:25.4	consistency for years. I didn't even realize that I struggled with
1:28.8	consistency. I thought that I was the problem. I thought that I was broken. I thought that I just
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