How to Set Boundaries Without Feeling Like a 'Bad Person': Stop People-Pleasing, Say No Without Guilt, and Protect Your Time, Energy, and Peace in Eve
Language: English
Published by Gabriel Di Dio, 2026
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- Title
- How to Set Boundaries Without Feeling Like a 'Bad Person': Stop People-Pleasing, Say No Without Guilt, and Protect Your Time, Energy, and Peace in Eve
- Author
- Di Dio, Gabriele
- Publisher
- Gabriel Di Dio
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 180647865X
- ISBN 13
- 9781806478651
- Item weight
- 14 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x0x9
Do you keep saying yes when every part of you is screaming no?
Does Any of This Sound Familiar?
- You agree to things before your brain has even finished deciding
- You apologize for taking time off you actually earned
- When someone pushes back, you cave and spend two days feeling terrible about it
- You've been told you're "too nice" by people who love you and "so easy to work with" by people who use you
I get it. You've spent years believing having needs is selfish, and the guilt floods in the second you get close to saying no.
But First, a Warning
This is not a book of magic phrases. It works if you're willing to hold your limits even when someone sulks.
Here's what you'll finally understand:
- The real reason saying no feels like a moral failure even when you've done nothing wrong
- Why "nice" and "kind" are not the same thing, and the daily cost of confusing them
- The 7 territories of your life where limits operate, and how to identify which ones have collapsed
- How to follow your resentment trail to find exactly where your energy is leaking
- Why guilt spikes in the first 48 hours after you hold a limit, and how to survive without caving
- Scripts for saying no to your mother, your boss, your best friend, and the colleague who treats your inbox like a personal help desk
- The Broken Record Technique for handling pushback without getting cruel or collapsing
- How to recognize guilt trips and the silent treatment as pressure tactics, not moral verdicts
- The 3-part formula for setting limits with a partner without triggering a fight about everything at once
- Why rest is a boundary, not a reward, and the mindset shift that makes it stick
This Book is for You if...
- You feel guilty every time you protect your own time or energy
- You say yes and immediately wish you hadn't
- Pushback from others makes you fold almost every time
- You want to be genuinely kind, not just endlessly available
Imagine saying no and feeling clear, not guilty. You have the opportunity right now to start building that life.
Ready to stop performing and start showing up as a whole person?
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