Before I can say
The words
“I don’t want to”
“No thank you”
“I want this other thing”
Before I can set
The boundary
In a pro-social
Kind
Caring
Considerate way
My no looks like
A little girl
Hair a matted mess
Running wildly
In the opposite direction
My no looks like
Staying up late
To have stolen moments
Alone
It looks like a merging
into Netflix
To disengage
From the demand
From the expectation
To say yes
To do more
My no
Before it comes
Into my mouth
Looks like:
I don’t care
Like I don’t want to
Like I don’t like you
It looks like an
insatiable hunger
My no tries
To get my attention
Or yours
So that I can step
Away
And say yes to myself
~ Nina Manolson
Nina Manolson, MA, NBC-HWC, is a Body-Peace™ Coach.
She is a board certified Health Coach, Psychology of Eating Coach and Certified Body-Trust Provider, believes that every woman deserves to feel good in her own body.
She helps women create a healthy and positive relationship with their food and body so they can truly feel at peace in their body! She’s the founder of NinaManolson.com and The Nourished Woman Nation.
She specializes in working with women over 40 who have tried many other diets and approaches but are still struggling with their relationship to body and food.She’s the creator of the BODY-LOVE MAP and the recipient of the prestigious Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.To take a powerful step on the Body-Peace™ Path, download your Practicing Body-Peace Journal right HERE.
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