We love to talk about toxic friends, until we realize we might’ve been one.
In this episode of Say No More, we’re flipping the script and calling out something most people avoid: what if the friendship fell apart because of you?
What if you weren’t the victim, but the one who drained, dismissed, or deflected?

We’re talking:

• The victim complex in friendships

• Emotional immaturity vs. emotional accountability

• How to spot your own toxic patterns

• Why “ghosting” you wasn’t betrayal—it was a boundary

• Learning to say sorry without explaining yourself

This isn’t about shame, it’s more about self-awareness. Because sometimes, growth starts with a gut punch. And it sounds a lot like, “Shit… I was the problem.”

If you’re ready to stop pointing fingers and start taking ownership, this episode’s for you.

Filipino culture loves to glorify tiis in relationships - like pain is the price of real love. From teleseryes to tita advice, we’ve been fed the lie that suffering = loyalty.

But guess what? Pain isn’t a love language. Struggle love isn’t noble. And this ain’t a damn telenovela.

In this episode of Say No More, we’re calling out:

• How “tiis ganda” becomes emotional abuse in relationships

• Why jealousy and chaos aren’t proof of passion

• How trauma bonding traps you in toxic love

• The truth about choosing peace over passion

• Why even married women deserve to say no to silent suffering

It’s time we unlearn the myth that love must break us before it can build us. If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship because you thought pain was proof of love - this one’s for you.

They say it’s “just a phase.” They say you’ll regret it. That you’re selfish. Broken. Missing out. But here’s the truth: some of us simply don’t want kids- and we’re DONE being quiet about it.

This episode of Say No More is a straight-up mic drop on the pressure to conform, the myth of the “maternal instinct,” and the bullshit checklist we never signed up for. This is for anyone who's ever been made to feel “less than” for choosing a different path.

If you’re childfree by choice, this is your permission slip to stop explaining yourself.

If you’re not, listen anyway. It’s about time we made space for ALL the ways to live a full, loud, no-regrets kind of life.

Filipino culture loves to glorify family. "Walang kapantay ang pagmamahal ng pamilya," right? But what if that “love” is conditional? What if the first people who taught you pain shared your last name?

In this raw and uncomfortable episode of Say No More, we’re naming the unspoken: toxic family dynamics in Filipino households. We’re unpacking the black sheep label, calling out the guilt-wrapped-in-tradition mindset, and ripping into the twisted narrative that kids owe their parents a lifetime subscription to suffering - just because they were fed and clothed.

From being adopted and treated like a debt, to being used as a retirement plan and emotional dumping ground - this one’s personal. It’s not about being disrespectful. It’s about surviving a system that calls abuse “discipline” and silence “respect.”

If you’ve ever been called pasaway, walang utang na loob, or felt like the designated disappointment in your family - this one’s for you.

You don’t owe anyone your peace. And you sure as hell don’t owe anyone your life.

Some love stories are short, sacred, and still not meant to last.

In this episode, I talk about a three-month relationship that shook me to my core, and why I still chose to walk away. No drama. No toxicity. Just distance, timing, and a very real reminder that sometimes, you can love someone and still say no.

This isn’t a sob story. It’s closure. It’s my goodbye. It’s what happens when a woman chooses herself... even when the love was good.

If you've ever had to let go of something beautiful because it wasn’t enough, this one’s for you.

In this very first episode of Say No More, we're diving into one of the hardest things to do when you’re raised in a culture obsessed with obedience, pakikisama, and being “mabait”: saying no.

We’re unlearning guilt, breaking toxic patterns, and reclaiming our right to protect our peace - without overexplaining, apologizing, or shrinking ourselves. If you’ve ever struggled with boundaries, people-pleasing, or felt like saying no made you the bad guy… this one’s for you.

Because around here? We don’t owe anyone an explanation. Period.