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Saying what you mean without apologizing for having a mouth.
means Confidently stating your needs and opinions while still respecting everyone else's.
from From Latin asserere, to claim or join to oneself, literally to declare something yours by grabbing it.
Golden meanSits between doormat and bulldozer.
Therapy darlingCore skill taught in assertiveness training since the 1970s.
Not aggressiveSame volume, zero hostility, opposite reputation.