This Is How You Think - Mindset Habits for Personal Growth My 2025 Recap: Toxic Friendships, Family Loss, Burnout, & Financial Strain
In this deeply personal year-end reflection podcast, I’m sharing the truth about what it was like to live through the hardest year of my life. If you're navigating grief, burnout, chronic illness, or financial stress right now, this episode may feel like a mirror.
2025 wasn’t a highlight reel. I cut ties with my closest friend. I lost my brother unexpectedly. My dad was hospitalized. I was sick on and off for most of the year. And my business barely stayed afloat.
This episode is about what happens when everything falls apart and you're still expected to keep going.
I’m not offering polished lessons or silver linings. Instead, I’m talking openly about:
- Why I stayed too long in a toxic friendship
- What grief really looked like after losing my brother
- The pressure of being the strong one in a family crisis
- How financial obligations forced me to work through exhaustion
- What I wish I had done differently, and why I’m not beating myself up for it
If you're looking for a real conversation about emotional resilience, mental health, and healing during hard seasons, this one’s for you. My only goal is that you feel seen.
I may not have all the answers, but I’m still here. And if you’re listening, so are you.
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