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2025 - The year that was
Welcome to The Powerful Content Podcast
Subscribe on your favourite podcast app to be notified when a new episode is released each Thursday. Loved the episode? Leave me review and let me know your ‘aha’ moment!
What did 2025 look like for you?
I’ve always liked the practice of looking back on the year before rushing into the next one. Not to judge it or wrap it up neatly, but to notice what actually happened.
This year didn’t come with big, shiny milestones. It was quieter. Slower. And a little more uneven than others. And yet, when I took the time to reflect, it became clear just how much was happening beneath the surface.
This episode is a meander through what a year can look like when life and business don’t move in straight lines. When consistency changes shape. When numbers tell part of the story, but not the full picture. And when connection, health, and presence quietly take priority over growth for growth’s sake.
Along the way, there’s space to pause and reflect in the kind of way that helps you close out a year with more clarity and less pressure to label it a success or a failure.
If you’re in that in-between space as the year winds down, this conversation offers a calm place to land and think about what this season has really been asking of you.
Episode breakdown
00:00 Why I keep coming back to a year in review
01:17 A late-year hello and why this episode needed to be shared
02:34 When a year feels quieter and not quite how you expected
04:14 Personal moments that shaped the year more than I realised
05:57 What happened in business and how I’m looking at the numbers now
09:54 The lessons that surfaced once I slowed down
13:11 Questions to help you reflect on your own year
14:10 What I’m carrying forward into 2026
15:05 Wrapping up the year and what’s coming next
Links mentioned in this podcast
Content Review and Planning Guide
The Content Effect
If you enjoyed listening to this episode, then you’ll also love:
Episode 191 - Messy, Honest, Real: Reflections on Life & Business in 2025, with Mel & Annie
Episode 190 – Start 2026 with a solid content plan
Loved the episode? Leave a review!
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By Mel DanielsWelcome to The Powerful Content Podcast
Subscribe on your favourite podcast app to be notified when a new episode is released each Thursday. Loved the episode? Leave me review and let me know your ‘aha’ moment!
What did 2025 look like for you?
I’ve always liked the practice of looking back on the year before rushing into the next one. Not to judge it or wrap it up neatly, but to notice what actually happened.
This year didn’t come with big, shiny milestones. It was quieter. Slower. And a little more uneven than others. And yet, when I took the time to reflect, it became clear just how much was happening beneath the surface.
This episode is a meander through what a year can look like when life and business don’t move in straight lines. When consistency changes shape. When numbers tell part of the story, but not the full picture. And when connection, health, and presence quietly take priority over growth for growth’s sake.
Along the way, there’s space to pause and reflect in the kind of way that helps you close out a year with more clarity and less pressure to label it a success or a failure.
If you’re in that in-between space as the year winds down, this conversation offers a calm place to land and think about what this season has really been asking of you.
Episode breakdown
00:00 Why I keep coming back to a year in review
01:17 A late-year hello and why this episode needed to be shared
02:34 When a year feels quieter and not quite how you expected
04:14 Personal moments that shaped the year more than I realised
05:57 What happened in business and how I’m looking at the numbers now
09:54 The lessons that surfaced once I slowed down
13:11 Questions to help you reflect on your own year
14:10 What I’m carrying forward into 2026
15:05 Wrapping up the year and what’s coming next
Links mentioned in this podcast
Content Review and Planning Guide
The Content Effect
If you enjoyed listening to this episode, then you’ll also love:
Episode 191 - Messy, Honest, Real: Reflections on Life & Business in 2025, with Mel & Annie
Episode 190 – Start 2026 with a solid content plan
Loved the episode? Leave a review!
Ready to work with me?
For more conversations on powerful content, connect with me here:
Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website
I use and recommend Podbean and Descript to edit my podcast.
There are affiliate links in these show notes. I will receive a small compensation if you use these links. There’s no extra charge to you, but it helps me create more free content like this podcast, for you.