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Episode 15: When People Don't Like The New You

Updated: 5 days ago


Series: I Am Changing

Hosts: Rosa & Jefferson Jones


In this episode of The Healing Project Podcast: You, Me & We, Rosa and Jefferson talk about what happens when your internal growth becomes visible — and the people around you aren’t ready for it.


Growth doesn’t just change you; it changes your relationships. When you stop over-giving, over-explaining, or abandoning yourself, the roles people were used to begin to shift. And sometimes, that makes others uncomfortable.


Together, they explore why growth can trigger resistance, how boundaries often bring guilt before they bring peace, and how to tell the difference between loving feedback and subtle pressure to return to who you used to be. They also discuss how to tolerate disappointment without shrinking and what it looks like to support one another through identity shifts — especially in close relationships and marriage.


In this episode, you’ll hear about:

✨ Why growth disrupts old roles and expectations

✨ The difference between feedback and resistance

✨ Why guilt is not always a sign you’re wrong

✨ How to protect your peace without disappearing

✨ What to do when one partner is changing and the other feels unsure


🌱 Key Truths:

  • “When you change, the room changes.”

  • “Guilt is not always a signal that you’re wrong — sometimes it’s a sign that you’re growing.”

  • “You don’t have to disappear to keep people comfortable.”


📝 Reflection Guide: To help you explore this conversation in your own time — we’ve created a reflection guide to go along with this episode.


👉🏾 Download the reflection guide HERE


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