What do you do when you’re finally growing… and the people closest to you start acting weird?

You start healing, setting boundaries, saying “no” with peace… and suddenly you’re “different.”

You stop overfunctioning and now you’re “difficult.”And the wild part? Sometimes the pushback starts before you even change—the moment you think about changing.

In this message for women of faith, Patricia Calixte (aka Patty Pat) breaks down why people resist your growth—and how to stop people-pleasing “to keep the peace” when that peace is really just you shrinking.

We’re naming what’s happening (homeostatic resistance), and we’re going straight into Scripture with one of the clearest examples of transformation backlash.

Sis, don’t let anybody dim your light—just because your growth makes them uncomfortable.

👋 Welcome to To Run or Not To Run with Jesus Christ.

This is Part 2 of the series: People-Pleasing Detox: For Exhausted Women

⏱ Chapters

00:00 Intro — Don’t let them dim your light

05:39 What is homeostatic resistance is (why people push back)

10:07 Before the encounter

13:54 After the encounter

21:34 How to respond when they want the old you back

24:56 Protect your spark (guard your heart)

26:52 Different Point of View (POV)

34:25 Declaration

35:55 Prayer

38:41 Closing encouragement

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