The Year You Forgot to People-Please by Juno Clarke - Paperback Self-Help Book - Radical Self-Respect, One No at a Time - Brand New

Details: Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback ISBN: 9789370031012 Publisher: Rupa Publications Overview: The Year You Forgot to People-Please is a brand-new paperback from Juno Clarke, written for anyone exhausted by constant over-giving, apologising and saying yes when they mean no. It speaks directly to overworked professionals, carers and anyone who has quietly put everyone else first for far too long. Clarke's approach is warm but firm, offering a practical route toward radical self-respect rather than vague affirmations. Readers are guided, week by week, toward calmer boundaries, steadier confidence and a version of themselves that no longer needs permission to rest, refuse or simply be. About the Book: This is a book about the small, quiet moments where people-pleasing takes root: the apology that wasn't needed, the yes that should have been a no, the plans made purely to keep someone else comfortable. Juno Clarke walks readers through why these habits form, how they're reinforced by family, work and social pressure, and what it actually takes to unlearn them. Rather than framing boundaries as confrontation, Clarke reframes them as an act of care, both for the reader and for the relationships they want to keep. The book moves through recognisable scenarios, the guilt spiral after saying no, the exhaustion of always being "the reliable one", the fear of disappointing someone, and offers grounded, doable responses to each. There's no jargon-heavy theory here; instead, short chapters build a year-long rhythm of small experiments in honesty and self-trust, drawing on Clarke's counselling background without ever losing her conversational, encouraging tone. By the final chapters, the focus shifts from surviving other people's expectations to designing a life around one's own needs, time and energy. For anyone who has left a conversation wondering why they agreed to something they didn't want, this is a compassionate, practical place to start. Key Benefits: Breaks