Can I Say No? (Book)
Hilarious and honest, Can I Say No? follows Stefanie through managing her fear of disappointing people, the thrill of setting boundaries, and finally coming to understand that she was worth more than the sum of her yeses. But is 'no' always the right answer? And what's the secret to finding the right balance so you can say yes to who you really are?
'What Stefanie captures so beautifully is that our value and worth are not tied to saying yes to everything that's asked of us' Arianna Huffington
"One of the more poignant (and perhaps unintentional) things about the book is that it is filled with regrets. Things agreed to that veered from inconvenient to harmful. People assuaged who weren't worth it. Hedonisms and bullying campaigns she was pressured into joining, and the constant keeping up with the pack to avoid ridicule... Vitally, she brings in the MeToo movement, the book's fundamental interest in appeasement, coercion and consent chiming effortlessly with it. “
“Preissner is very much a product of her generation, and it is to them, from gig-economy freelancers scared to say no to work offers to young starlets pouting anxiously into social media posts, that this book speaks loudest." - Independent.ie