You’re in a work meeting. Someone suggests handling a project in a way you disagree with, then turns to you and asks, “What do you think?” You feel yourself start to freeze. What would you actually say? Write your response in the comments. Use words that sound like you.

I’m a recovering people pleaser. People-pleasing is not God’s will for us, but for many of us, it developed as a trauma response, a way to protect ourselves after what we experienced in the past. Healing can look like choosing to do only what you genuinely want to do, what you are able to do, or what God has instructed you to do. You do not have to manage everyone’s feelings or protect yourself by saying yes to everything. Trust God to protect you when you honor your capacity, your boundaries, and His direction. Where are you learning to stop people-pleasing?