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Trust Teens Zines · Vol. 01

Your teenager can say no to pressure, out loud, without losing their friends.

The Act of Saying No is a zine teenagers actually read: ten short modules on their phone, 25 scripts they can copy, and a live online workshop where they say it out loud.

Read 3 pages freeGet the zine · from ₦5,000
  • 10 modules
  • 25 scripts
  • 6 worksheets
  • Five minutes to the first script
The Act of Saying No, the cover

Sound familiar?

Saying no is a skill. Nobody teaches it.

“I said yes but I wanted to say no.”

“They’ll think I’m boring or no fun.”

“I feel like I should.”

Every one of those lines is in the zine, because teenagers said them. The fear is real: social rejection lights up the same part of the brain as physical pain. So the zine does not tell them to be brave. It gives them the words, and a place to practise.

What is inside

Ten modules. One skill.

Ten short modules written for a phone: why no is hard, how to know what you actually want, the four types of no, how to spot a guilt trip, how to say no to a teacher or a coach, and what to do with the guilt afterwards. Plus a script bank of 11 situations and six worksheets.

Start with Module 4, free
  1. 1What is no
  2. 2Knowing what you actually want
  3. 3Why no feels so hard
  4. 4The anatomy of a good no
  5. 5Reading the room
  6. 6Recognising manipulation tactics
  7. 7Saying no to authority figures
  8. 8The aftermath
  9. 9Saying no to yourself
  10. 10Script bank

How it works

Read it tonight. Practise it on Sat 14 Nov.

  1. 1

    Read three pages free

    On a phone, five minutes. Module 4 and the Script Bank, the part a teenager uses first.

  2. 2

    Get the zine

    A private link and the PDF within the hour. All ten modules, the scripts, the worksheets.

  3. 3

    Say it out loud

    Saturday 14 November 2026, 4pm WAT, Google Meet. 10 teens, 90 minutes, with Debs.

Get it

Two ways in. Both start with the same zine.

Zine only

Read it tonight

₦5,000

  • All 10 modules, web version for your phone
  • The PDF, to keep
  • The Script Bank: 11 situations, 25 scripts to copy
  • The worksheet pack: Fear Audit, Value List, Script Practice, Tactic Spotting, Mirror Practice, Guilt Journal
  • Read-aloud version for teens who would rather listen
Get the zine

Zine + live workshop

Sat 14 Nov, 4pm WAT, Google Meet

10 places

₦15,000

  • Everything in Zine only
  • A live 90 minutes online session with Debs, 10 teens
  • Every teen says their own no out loud and leaves with scripts written down
  • A 15-minute call for the parent afterwards
Book a place

Not sure yet? Read the three free pages first, then decide. Payment is on Nestuge, in naira, and the links arrive within the hour.

Schools, churches, youth groups

Run it with a whole class.

A class licence covers up to 20 teenagers and includes the live workshop for that group, on a date you set with Debs. One conversation, 20 teens who can say no.

₦150,000

per class of up to 20

Message DebsEnquire

Questions

Before you buy.

Anything else, ask Debs on WhatsApp.

The collection

Short, practical zines for the real things teenagers are figuring out.

The Act of Saying No coverVol. 01

The Act of Saying No

A teen survival guide to boundaries and confidence.

Ten short modules written for a phone: why no is hard, how to know what you actually want, the four types of no, how to spot a guilt trip, how to say no to a teacher or a coach, and what to do with the guilt afterwards. Plus a script bank of 11 situations and six worksheets.

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The next zine is being written. Tell us what teenagers around you are struggling with and it might be this one.

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