Slow No

25 min

A request lands, and your yes escapes before the rest of you has caught up. Practise placing one slow breath between the ask and the answer, giving your real response time to arrive. Rehearse a clear, warm no without apology or trailing reasons, so other people can plan around the truth and you can reclaim the hours you never meant to give away.

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Becky Lane
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Becky Lane
Soft, warm, unhurried

Warm and clear, with an unhurried steadiness — a voice that settles a busy mind without ever rushing it.

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About this session

Slow No is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the CBT collection, narrated by Becky Lane.

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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