Saying No Without the Apology

14 min

When no has spent years travelling with an apology, a plain refusal can feel unexpectedly exposing. Meet the body’s urge to explain, soften or make itself smaller, then practise letting a clear no stand without its familiar escort. Your limits are not a wrong to answer for, and your yes carries more weight when no is allowed its honest size.

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Claire Beaumont
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Claire Beaumont
Clear, grounding, light

Clear and grounding, present without weight — a few minutes to come back to the breath and carry on steadier.

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About this session

Saying No Without the Apology is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the self compassion collection, narrated by Claire Beaumont.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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