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Women of Impact

Stop Being ‘The Nice Girl’—How to Say No Without Guilt | Lisa Bilyeu (Fan Fav)

Women of Impact

Impact Theory

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

4.8701 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

This is a fan fav episode. On this episode of Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu, we explore the importance of setting boundaries to avoid feeling worthless and being pushed around in any relationship, and why speaking up and pissing people off is essential to have your own back and maintain your self-respect. Lisa also delves into how cultural or societal pressures can impact decision-making and why prioritizing oneself is crucial in the long term. Original air date: 4-10-2023 Follow Lisa Bilyeu: Website: https://www.radicalconfidence.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What up guys? All right, today I have a very special episode.

0:04.0

I know so many of you, just like me, have struggled with setting boundaries, getting confident,

0:10.0

and really standing up for yourself when you feel insecure.

0:14.0

So much of my life has been about people pleasing and just saying yes when I really wanted to say, say no,

0:19.0

holding my tongue when someone's

0:21.1

disrespected me. And in my seasoned years, I have really adopted a mindset and a skill set

0:28.5

that has allowed me to feel good about myself and stand up for myself when someone really does

0:33.0

come at me with utter disrespect. And so today, guys, I go deep in how I set boundaries, the importance

0:39.7

of the boundaries, and then how on earth we stand up for ourselves in relationships or dating

0:45.3

with our families. And anywhere that you find, someone just crosses the damn freaking line.

0:51.7

So, this is a very tactical episode, guys, with very concrete tips on what I've used

0:56.8

in my life. So hopefully this one is fire for you too. Now, without further ado, let's just dive

1:03.0

in to this episode of Women of Impact with me, Lisa Billew, and how to stop people pleasing

1:09.8

and stand up for yourself.

1:12.2

And before we jump in, guys, if this episode brought you value, the one thing I do ask for is to please share it and drop in a review and rate this episode.

1:21.0

You have no idea how much that actually means to me and how that spreads the Women of Impact ethos, which is, homie, you got this and I'm

1:30.8

with you all the way. When you're being disrespected, treated like a dormer or someone is just

1:36.9

blatantly crossing a boundary, do you freeze? Go quiet. What if your partner says something

1:43.4

that brings you emotionally to your knees?

1:47.0

And yet, you don't utter a word.

1:50.7

Whether it's a friend, a boyfriend, your family, teachers or bosses, we often just stay quiet.

1:57.5

Whether it's because we don't want to ruffle any feathers or because we're people pleasers or because we don't have the confidence to be honest in case of backlash, God forbid,

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