PLAN B: Stefanie Preissner On The Power of Saying NO!

Stefanie Preissner

Stefanie Preissner - No is one of the smallest words we have in our vocabulary yet it can be one of the hardest ones to use.

Author and creator of the hit series, Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope, Stefanie Preissner has decided to write a whole book about the two letter word and how using it can make us all feel so much better and empowered.

 

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Can I Say No?

She joined Sarina Bellissimo on today’s Plan B to tell her why, “’No’ is the biggest present I have given myself.”

Stefanie admits that when she discovered the power of No, she said no to everything just because she could.

 

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Have ya ever given someone a fake phone number because you were too polite to say you didn’t want them to contact you? As a kid did you ever get your Mam to tell someone you weren’t allowed to come out because you didn’t want to play? Have you ever been so delighted when someone else cancels plans because you were dreading it? Saying no is not easy. 

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That didn’t necessarily make her any happier than always saying yes, so now she is trying to find a happy balance.

“Can I Say No. One Woman’s Battle With a Small Word” is available now.

Listen Back

You can listen back to her full interview here.