Before you map out new habits, routines, or big 2025 goals, you need to understand the season you just lived through.

In this reflective and intimate conversation, join us on our full 2025 debrief — breaking down what worked, what didn't, what stretched us, and what surprised us. Instead of rushing into new-year pressure or setting goals from burnout, we show you how to pause, assess your capacity, and understand the patterns that shaped your year.

We share our personal lessons, the habits we're carrying into 2026, the ones we're releasing, and the anchors we're rebuilding. This episode gives you a framework for looking back with honesty (not judgment), so you can create intentions for 2026 that support your actual life — not an idealized version of it.

What You'll Learn

• Why you must debrief your year before setting new goals

• The role of capacity, bandwidth, and emotional load in aligned goal-setting

• How to create forward momentum without force or pressure

• How to set goals that feel good, not heavy

Chapters

(00:22) — Welcome Back to The Wellness Effect

(01:00) — What Social Media Success Really Feels Like

(05:50) — A Vulnerable Share: TTC, Hope & Heartbreak

(08:24) — Navigating Health When Emotions Run High

(18:43) — How Fertility Challenges Shape Mental & Physical Wellness

(25:25) — Kira's Birth Story: Strength, Surrender & Transformation

(35:15) — Trust, Control & How Partners Show Up

(35:47) — Masculine + Feminine Energies: Finding Harmony

(36:36) — When Relationship Dynamics Shift

(37:12) — Trauma, Birth, and the Body's Memory

(38:58) — Why Confidence in Men Creates Safety

(42:45) — The Dance Between Independence & Surrender

(53:26) — Infertility, Hormones & Staying Connected to Your Body

(01:02:38) — What This Season Taught Us

(01:04:19) — Closing Reflections + Gratitude

Want to Work With Us?

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