Just Say Yes! Choosing a Life of Kindness, Clarity, and Connection

IN A WORLD OF CONSTANT OVERSTIMULATION, where feeling overwhelmed has become the new normal, Just Say Yes! offers a refreshing and practical guide to finding inner balance. Many people struggle to navigate life’ s three foundational relationships: with themselves, with others, and with their Creator. Learning how to nurture these relationships and knowing when to say yes to what truly matters is essential to living a meaningful and fulfilling life. Grounded in timeless Jewish wisdom and real-life insight, this book guides readers through personal growth, spiritual clarity, and deeper connection. Each section of this book focuses on a different aspect of that growth.

SARAH PACHTER is a dynamic, award-winning Jewish speaker and author known for her motivational, relatable, and personal approach. For nearly two decades, she has inspired women of all ages and backgrounds, teaching across three continents and drawing large audiences with her innovative style. Her articles appear in numerous publications and have been translated into several languages. The author of three books, Sarah lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their five children.

Part One: Saying Yes To Ourselves 1. Just Say Yes! 2. How to Get What You Want 3. The Hidden Heart 4. Three Steps to Consistent Growth 5. I’ m Done Complaining 6. Deciding on Happiness 7. Bridging the G.A.P. 8. On Bicycles and Betterment 9. Are You Feeling Lucky? 10. Weeks and Days 11. Oops, Sorry! You Don’ t Have Cancer 12. Keep Calm and Face Yourself 13. New Year, New You 14. An Inside Job 15. Growing like Stocks 16. Alive or Living? 17. We Can Always Return 18. When Is Enough Really Enough? 19. The Bad Guy Works for the Good Guy 20. Everyone Is Battling 21. From Head to Heart 22. Big People, Big Problems 23. The Doorway Effect: Conquering Anger with Four Ds 24. Seven Ways to Make This Your Best Week Yet 25. Creating Holidays in Cheshvan 26. Try Just Once More 27. How to Stop Feeling like a Victim Part Two: Saying Yes to Others (and knowing when not to say yes) 28. Why I Took My Family Back to the NICU 29. Four Words Changed My Life 30. Getting Happier Through Giving 31. The Only Money You Have 32. The Teacher’ s Note 33. Total Freedom 34. A Different Angle 35. Saving a Sister by Saving Face 36. The Proven Way to Prevent Suicide 37. Imagination Creates Chemistry 38. Marriage Advice No One Ever Talks About 39. I Dos and I Don’ ts of Marriage 40. Take Your Marriage from Good to Great 41. The Crucial Difference between Love and Respect 42. Top Six Rules Every Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Should Follow 43. Ten Things Your Mother-in-Law Wishes She Could Tell You 44. Eight Things Your Daughter-in-Law Wishes She Could Tell You 45. Ten Tips for Dealing with Your Difficult Sister-in-Law 46. Out of the Box 47. Seeds of Growth 48. Eighteen Things to Tell Your Eighteen-Year-Old 49. Parenting with Joy 50. Top Seven Lessons I Want My Kids to Remember Forever 51. Are We Raising Responsible Children or Obedient Children? 52. Parenting Hacks for Challenging Moments 53. Nine Ways to Divorce like a Mensch Part Three: Saying Yes to Hashem 54. Turning Pain into Purpose 55. I Don’ t Hear a Heartbeat 56. Giving It to G-d 57. I Can’ t Afford that Hotel! 58. Hashem Is Not Santa Claus 59. I Don’ t Throw Birthday Parties 60. This Little Light of Mine 61. Seeing Is Believing: Increasing Our Sensitivity to Miracles 62. Cliff Jumping 63. When Everything Goes Wrong 64. The Power of a Kiddush Hashem 65. Could’ ve, Should’ ve, Would’ ve 66. They Broke into the Jewelry Store! 67. Turning the Pages 68. What the Cool Orthodox Girl Taught Me 69. Hashem Can Do Anything