When Growth Comes With Grief

 This line hit me right in the gut:

“When our authenticity gets met with suspicion, when our reflections are seen as risks rather than offerings, we are speaking a language of truth, and they’re replying in code. That’s the heartbreak. And the liberation.”

The article dives deep into a truth many of us quietly carry—how personal growth can feel isolating when the world insists on seeing a past version of you. You start showing up more grounded, more honest, more you… and instead of meeting understanding, you get confusion. Or worse—doubt.

But here’s the liberating part: growth doesn’t need to be validated to be real. The more we honor the version of ourselves we’ve worked so hard to become, the more clearly we see who’s willing to meet us there.

To anyone navigating the ache of being misunderstood after doing the hard inner work—this piece is worth the read.

Link to article:- https://tinybuddha.com/blog/when-growth-comes-with-grief-because-people-still-see-the-old-you/