F*ck No

Fuck No
Remembering how to say Stop!
This is a practice that is about honoring it when some part of ourselves says, "Fuck no."
Related Practices:
For more on coming out of dorsal (shutdown) states, see the framework Coming out of Shutdown, and the framework Coming out of Appease. F*ck No is a deepening and extension of concepts from Learn to Set Clear Boundaries. Often, learning boundary setting brings us directly into the territory of grief (which is also part of coming out of shutdown). See Allow Yourself to Grieve. See Grief Tending. See Apprentice to Grief, see Descent. In terms of the water analogy, see Getting our Nervous Systems back to Normal, and Core Neurobiological Self. Regarding setting strong boundaries, see Coming out of Fight. See Boxing. For further exploration of emotions related to boundary-setting, see The Importance of Disgust and Working with Betrayal and Other Emotions that You Don't Want to Feel. See 3 Steps: Assess, Down-Regulate, Connect. See Tracking. See The Science of Safety. See Turning on the Connection System. See Pete Jackson's work, including Building Peace and Dismantling the Construct of War. See Tiokasin Ghosthorse's work including Deprogramming the Colonial Mind, and Exiting the Language of Domination. See Skeena Rathor's work, including Activism from the Heart of Nature.Video: | Photography: | Licensed from Pexels.com, used with permission.