Kathy CaprinoGlobal Career & Leadership Breakthrough Coach | Writer | Speaker| Trainer supporting professional growth and success

Why Consent Is a Must for Connection and Respect in Life and Work

21 Nov 2023 · 0 min

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A short conversational transcript (YouTube video) exploring nuances of consent, specifically the many meanings of “no” in interpersonal contexts and how recipients often interpret refusal as personal rejection. The speakers discuss emotional reactions—hurt, vulnerability, and tendency to ruminate—and encourage stepping back to re-evaluate past positive interactions before overreacting.

Did no mean no never? Did no mean not ever with you? Did no mean not right now? Did no mean not the way you asked me? Did no mean yes but later? No can mean a lot of different things. But often when we lean into our emotional response, it feels like rejection. Even when it isn't.
If we get a no, we, we're so. We're licking our wounds. We're so hurt, we're so vulnerable that we are not thinking. Okay, wait a minute. Let me just regroup here. There have been a lot of yeses. We just had a wonderful walk in Central park and we felt so close. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water and have a nervous breakdown. But.
Right, right.
But most of us, I don't think we're at the level of evolved thinking and feeling to do what we what you're asking.

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