Before You Call Her a Mean Girl, Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First
Bullying, Family, Friends, Mother in law, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarifriendships, toxic friends, mean girl, mean girls, friend
Bragging, One-Upping, or Sharing: How to handle & What to say.
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Mother in law, School dynamics, Work Situations, Social eventsChristina Ferraribragging, one-upping, toxic friends, bad friend
3 ways to know if she’s a mean girl or you’re just acquaintances.
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Family, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, mean girl tactics, mean girl mom, mean girl work, acquaintances, friendships, friend, friend advice
How to not get defensive in conversations: Your 3-step formula to unlearn this.
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Work Situations, Social events, School dynamics, Rude People, Mean Girls, Mother in law, BullyingChristina Ferraridefensive, assertive, defensiveness, over explaining, over-explaining, sarcastic
Are you their friend or therapist? How to fix a one-sided friendship & phrases to use when they never ask about you.
Family, Friends, Dating, Work Situations, Social events, Rude PeopleChristina Ferrarione sided friendship, therapist or friend?, one sided, unbalanced friendship, balanced friendship, friend never listens to me, friend never asks me questions, I'm always the one asking questions, friend never asks me anything, using me?, user, unsupportive, unsupportive friend, balanced friendship?
How to tell the difference between a Compliment & Subtle Dig + Comebacks When Someone Doubts Your Hosting Skills
Work Situations, Social events, School dynamics, Rude People, Mother in law, Mean Girls, Bullying, AssertiveYOU, BoundariesChristina Ferrarisubtle dig, compliment vs insult, insult, backhanded, backhanded compliment, backhanded compliments, hosting, mother in law, event, social event, put down, Home for the holidays, holiday
Unlearn people-pleasing in these 3 steps.
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Family, Friends, Dating, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferraripeople pleasing, people pleaser, people-pleasing, boundary setting, setting boundaries, mother in law, work boundaries
Why mean girls use gossip to hurt you and phrases to shut down gossip
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Bullying, Friends, Family, Mean Girls, Rude People, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girls, rude, grown mean girl, gossip, gossiping, gossiper, phrases to shut down gossip, why mean girls use gossip to hurt you, bully, nice mean girl
3 comebacks to use when someone puts down that you went to Public school
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Bullying, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferraripublic school, private school, school drama, school, elitism, elite, put down, rude
Assertive responses for subtle digs
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Bullying, Friends, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girls, subtle dig, backhanded, backhanded compliments, rude, mean
3 comebacks to use when someone says “You’ve gained weight"
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Family, Friends, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, Social eventsChristina Ferrariweight, weight gain, appearance, when someone comments on your weight
How to deal with one uppers
AssertiveYOU, Social events, Mean Girls, Friends, Family, Dating, BoundariesChristina Ferrarione upper, bragging, brag, bragger, one ups you
How to stop gossip
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Mean Girls, Rude People, School dynamics, Work Situations, Social eventsChristina Ferrarigossip, gossiping, how to stop gossip, bully, bullying, mean girl, mean girls, office politics, mean girl moms, judgemental
How to stop oversharing
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Dating, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarioversharing, chronic oversharer, communication skills, meeting people, networking, new friends
3 phrases to use when they keep interrupting you.
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Family, Mean Girls, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrariinterupt, impatient, interrupting
3 phrases to use when you’re not invited…
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Mean Girls, Social eventsChristina Ferrarinot invited, frenemies, frenemy, mean girls, bully, bullying, school drama, drama
3 comebacks to use to stop an argument.
Couples Therapy, AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Family, Friends, Mother in law, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarialways has to be right, never wrong, stop an argument, family drama, office politics, disagree, disagreement, disagree better
3 comebacks to use when they ask when are you having kids.
Couples Therapy, AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Family, Friends, Kids, Mother in law, Social eventsChristina Ferrarijudging, when are you having kids, kids, just married, don't have kids, don't want kids, judgemental
3 comebacks to use when you get ghosted.
3 comebacks to use when they ask why are you so dressed up?
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Family, Dating, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Social events, Work SituationsChristina FerrariDressed up, critical, criticism, unsolicited, judgemental