Why I Apologize for Everything (And How Finally Stopped): A guide women who say sorry existing

You apologize when someone bumps into you.You apologize for asking a question. For taking up space in a meeting. For existing in a room where someone else seems slightly uncomfortable.You have counted. The number is higher than you expected.This book is not about becoming someone harder or louder. It is about understanding where the pattern came from, why it made complete sense at the time, and how to begin building a different relationship with yourself and the people around you.In Why I Apologize for Everything (And How I Finally Stopped), clinical psychologist Dr. Naomi Voss walks you through: - The five functions of the over-apology and which one you rely on most - The childhood environments and relationships that installed the pattern - How the fawn response keeps the apology reflex running in your body - The language of smallness hiding in your emails, your conversations, and the word "just" - The difference between approval and love, and why confusing them is exhausting - Practical tools for taking up the space you actually need If you have ever said sorry to a dog, a chair, or a person who walked into you, this book was written for you. For readers of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, The Disease to Please, and Not Nice.

Pagina's: 54, Paperback, Independently published