When Making Others Happy Makes You Miserable: How to Break the Pattern

Bestselling author and recovering people-pleaser Karen Ehman offers helpful stories and tools from her own life to equip you with practical and biblical advice on how to break free from the people-pleasing game and take back your peace and purpose.

Do you feel overwhelmed, worn out, and pulled in too many directions by the needs of others? If you long for a little more freedom and margin in your daily schedule, this is the book for you.

Author and speaker Karen Ehman knows firsthand how people-pleasing locks us in a prison, trapping us in unhealthy habits that distract us from our true selves and God-given purpose. With honesty and practical wisdom, Ehman explores why we fall into people-pleasing behavior and offers advice on how we can walk into the freedom God has called us to. In fact, the truth is, we cannot fulfill our divine purpose if we are too busy living out everyone else’s.

With vulnerable and humorous stories, biblical insight, and encouragement from one who’s been there, Ehman will help you:

Discover how to live out your priorities despite the opinions and expectations of others
Cultivate a strategy for when to say yes and how to say no
Set boundaries with those who push, pout, guilt-trip, and try to take the reins of your life
Learn how to navigate the tension between following God and loving the people around you

When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable is the key you need to quit the people-pleasing game, reclaim your life, and walk with God in peace and confidence.