When You Change
When you change, some people may not like it.
They may not like your weight loss
or weight gain.
They may not like that you stop drinking
or start drinking.
They may not like that you stopped going to church
or started going to church
They may not like that you started a relationship
or ended a relationship
They may not like that you quit your job
or closed your business
They may not like that you moved away
or stayed right where you are
They may not like what you start to believe
or what you stop believing
They may long like how long _______ is taking
or how quickly ___________ is going
There is only one person you are guaranteed to spend the rest of your life with, so make sure their opinion matters the most.
About the author
I'm Morgan Motsinger. I hold a BS in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from Portland State University, and I host P.S. We Expire, a podcast about grief, death, and what it takes to live well anyway. I also spent fourteen years caring for my daughter Anni, who died in 2022 (MPSIIIa). I write about grief from both sides of that — what the research says, and what it's actually like inside. Nothing here is medical advice, and I'm not a clinician. It's the explanation I wish someone had handed me.