{"podcast":{"title":"A New Way of Being","slug":"a-new-way-of-being-3488629","podcast_index_feed_id":3488629,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68777d335d5bb08874b34384","website_url":"https://www.simonmundie.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68777d335d5bb08874b34384/1776774367409-e433f8b7-23a2-496f-81bc-91d4ec495c25.jpeg","author":"Simon Mundie","episode_count":457,"summary":"Where Awakening meets real life\" Stop abandoning yourself. Wake up to who you truly are. 🌀 Book a free 1:1 coaching consultation: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-new-way-of-being-3488629"},"episode":{"title":"You Can't Say No Without Explaining? Here's Why","slug":"you-can-t-say-no-without-explaining-here-s-why","published_at":"2026-02-06T12:11:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-new-way-of-being-3488629/you-can-t-say-no-without-explaining-here-s-why","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-new-way-of-being-3488629","url":"https://shows.acast.com/a-new-way-of-being/episodes/6985da63d4e01f1069bfa210","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68777d335d5bb08874b34384/e/6985da63d4e01f1069bfa210/media.mp3","summary":"Many people struggle to say no without over-explaining — not because they lack communication skills, but because part of them feels unsafe being misunderstood. In this episode, Simon explores the deeper emotional pattern behind over-explaining and how meeting the underlying feeling with presence and compassion naturally leads to clearer boundaries and greater self-trust. If this resonates, you can book a coaching consultation here: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/simon-mundie-intro-call You can watch this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HZpyxkwHVs For a gift of 30 free meditation sessions on Henry Shukman's meditation app 'The Way' - click here: https://the-way.app.link/simon For more information on The Way head here: http://thewayapp.com/simon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Many people struggle to say no without over-explaining — not because they lack communication skills, but because part of them feels unsafe being misunders…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-new-way-of-being-3488629/episodes/you-can-t-say-no-without-explaining-here-s-why/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-new-way-of-being-3488629/you-can-t-say-no-without-explaining-here-s-why.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}