Giving voice to your silent no
A depth-oriented workshop for women IN the Kansas City Area
Explore why saying no can feel so difficult—and how listening to your “silent no” can become a way back to yourself.
Details:
Led by Jewel Anderson, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Planned for early 2027 - Kansas City area
Date, venue, and price to be announced
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Hey, I’m Jewel
did you know…
Consent does not exist in isolated events; it’s an enduring, unconscious conversation. . .
Consent is more than saying “no.” It is an intricate experience we are dancing with all the time.
Consent is laced with scripts written by history, culture, family, and past experience. Left unexamined, these scripts keep us enduring what we never agreed to endure.
Sadly, women have learned, both implicitly and explicitly, to go along, to please, and put up with far more than our worth warrants.
The cost is steep. This has led women to stay small, not pursue their dreams, disavow their desires, and becoming the martyrs of our society.
In my years of private practice, I have found that most of the women I work with struggle to say no. This simple two-letter word catches on our past, sinks deep, and stays silent within.
I am deeply passionate about helping women reconnect with their dreams and longings, and live more authentic, alive lives.
That’s why I’ve created this workshop: so, you can begin to make sense of your silent no and come back to you.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Before the words…
There is a tightness in your throat, racing heart, and that all too familiar guilt.
This is your Silent No . . .
Most women know they struggle to say “no.” Yet, understanding why is another matter entirely.
It’s not hard to find books and podcasts that give you the “tools” on how to say no. You may rehearse the words yet, what happens instead is. . . you freeze. The all too familiar guilt comes rushing in, leaving you again in a small space with little room for you.
Examples of this may look like. . .
Putting everyone else’s needs before your own
Trying to be palatable for everyone to avoid being disliked
Feeling like a burden when you ask for help
Rewriting that text or email countless times to avoid being misunderstood
Hosting the holiday, again, because no one else will
Going along to get along
Whether we realize it or not. . .
This is a matter of consent. . .
Consent is not only about our bodies. It’s every time we agree, go along, or stay quiet. It’s everything we learned about what to “put up with,” and the shame that follows when we’re too anxious, too frozen, to speak. It’s confusing. A tangled web of guilt and shame that’s hard to sort through alone. Let me tell you. . .
This is not your fault
Your silent no was pushed down,
not because you’re weak, but for protection.
This workshop will include:
Learning WHY our no becomes silent & Experiential activities, such as meditation and journaling to connect to your unique silent no.
This is not group therapy and should not be seen as such. Group sharing is a part of the experience; however you are not obligated to share.
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About Jewel
Things are rarely as they seem, and that’s what excites me.
It's why I got a BA in Art Education and an MA in Counseling. Because like art, people have depth and dimension beyond what meets the eye. Within us lie dark shadows and long-lost treasures that mold and shape how we live our lives. Though facing what haunts us can be scary, it is often there — in the depths — that we uncover what sets us free. While there is a lot we cannot control, I believe we all have the power to create.
I know what it's like to feel stuck and alone. I know what it's like to grieve my past and reconnect with my longings. I am not perfect, and I never will be. Yet I know what's possible when you take the risk and dive into the unknown to do this work. Depth therapy has changed my life, and over the past 13 years I've had the privilege of supporting many others in changing theirs too. My commitment to this work goes deep — I have been a guest scholar and fellow at the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute and continue in ongoing consultation with a psychoanalyst.
I cannot promise you a pain-free life, but I can promise to be with you in the depths of it all, helping you mourn what you did not have, and find the courage to live as your truest, most free Self.