The Version of Me I’m Not Taking Into 2026

About this episode

This episode reflects on what to leave behind in 2025 and how to intentionally grow into 2026.

Healing doesn’t mean you stop getting triggered. It means you stop abandoning yourself when it happens. This episode is a year-end reflection on what we’re leaving in 2025 and what we’re intentionally carrying into 2026. We’re talking about healed reactions versus old patterns, emotional awareness, and how growth shows up when life still life’s. Healing is about recognizing, taking responsibility, and choosing differently than you have in the past. The question we begin with and leave you with is simple but honest: What are you leaving behind in 2025, and changing about yourself into the new year?

People in this episode

Host: Nikki D Lovely

Topics covered

• healing
• self-reflection
• emotional awareness
• personal growth
• year-end reflection

Keywords

• healing
• triggers
• self-abandonment
• emotional awareness
• personal growth
• year-end reflection

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