Welcome back to week nine of the podcast! We are interrupting our usual programming to bring you a special New Year’s episode. We dive into the hype around New Year’s resolutions, exploring topics like goal-setting, self-improvement, and some toxic trends. Of course, we would never skip over our Rapid Fire segment and our weekly rundown of the eight dimensions of wellness.  

The Rundown

0:00 - Intro

1:08 - New Year’s resolutions fun facts 

3:52 - Why are New Year’s resolutions so popular? 

8:37 - Do we make New Year’s resolutions?

13:40 - Resolutions versus goals

17:42 - Tips and tricks for sticking to our goals 

20:38 - Our 2026 New Year’s resolutions

25:17 - Rapid fire!!!

28:43 - How did we invest in each dimension this week?

37:40 - How ya feelin’?  

Links to cool stuff we talk about during the podcast: 

Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory - https://www.jasmineguillory.com/flirting-lessons 

Into Thin Air by John Krakauer - https://www.amazon.com/Into-Thin-Air-Personal-Disaster/dp/0385494785 

Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz - https://www.dessertperson.com/dessert-person-cookbook 

THE Bread Pudding Recipe - https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/vermont-maple-bread-pudding-with-walnut-praline-230662 

Tiramisu Recipe - https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018684-classic-tiramisu 

Holiday Cheese Log - https://carolefood.com/recipe/cranberry-cheese-log#google_vignette 

TBR Conference - https://www.tbr.boston/