Things My Inner People-Pleaser Told Me: That Were Lies

By Joni Wren

You are not too much. Kindness includes you. You're allowed to say no.

You know the drill: say yes when you mean no, apologize for things that weren't your fault, and keep everyone comfortable while quietly running on empty. Things My Inner People-Pleaser Told Me (That Were Lies) talks back.

It collects 100 of the things your inner people-pleaser says, the lies that taught you to disappear, and sets each one beside the truth: that real kindness includes you, that boundaries are how honest relationships work, plus one concrete "Talk Back" you can use the next time the voice says abandon yourself.

Not "stop caring." Not "put yourself first, always." Just the relief of learning you can be deeply kind without vanishing. The next time the voice tells you to disappear, you'll know what to say back.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6YMF5HS
• ISBN13: 9798184917955
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"