Mental Health and Behavioral Health Blog

Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC

Nurturing Healthy Boundaries: Overcoming the Inability to Say "No"

I. Introduction - Some individuals derive their sense of self from constantly doing things for others. - People-pleasing and caretaking...

Maria Sikoutris Di Iorio, MA, EdS, MFT, LPC

Why is saying “No” Difficult and Why Does it Make Us Feel Guilty?

Some of us may derive our sense of self by doing things for others. When this becomes extreme and we cannot say “no” for fear of not...