This episode is a reflection on what happens when loss, betrayal, pressure, and responsibility collide and you’re still expected to keep going. It’s about custody battles, a business fallout, being scammed by someone you trusted. And learning, in real time, what no longer works.

This is not a highlight reel.

It’s an honest account of what it took to survive a year that stripped everything down to the essentials.

𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.
• How discernment is learned the hard way.
• Why pushing through comes with a cost.
• And how letting go became the only way forward.

This conversation is also about the shift I’m making going into 2026.

Moving from goals alone to intentions that protect your health, your peace, and your integrity.

Choosing sustainability over punishment.

And committing fully to yourself, even when the season looks nothing like what you imagined.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:
• What 2025 taught me about resilience and limits
• Why loss forces clarity faster than success ever will
• The difference between goals that drain you and intentions that guide you
• How boundaries protect what matters most
• What it means to stop abandoning yourself for other people’s comfort

This episode is for anyone coming out of a hard year and asking how to move forward without carrying the weight of what nearly broke them. You don’t need to rush. You don’t need to perform. You do need to be honest about what you’re no longer willing to sacrifice.

If this resonates, I’d love to hear from you in the comments.
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