We have a new segment we’re debuting on Minnesota Now called “Professional Help.” We all need a little help to get through life sometimes. From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series, we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not so direct Minnesotans.

Our Ask: Help me be more assertive

Our Professional: Terri Bly, PsyD, LP - Clinical Psychologist based in Minneapolis

We had to start with something uniquely Minnesotan: Help me be more assertive. We’ve all been in the office when someone won’t take the last cookie and instead keeps cutting it into smaller pieces, or have you ever been stuck in a Minnesota goodbye? We asked a professional to help us through these situations without being typical Minnesota passive aggressive.