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

by Sarah Pachter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789655243918
Publisher:	Urim Publications
Publication date:	02/17/2026
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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