I’m Back: 2025 Nearly Broke Me (and How I Put Myself Back Together)

It’s a comeback episode. I’m catching you up on the end of 2024 and all of 2025: grief, my divorce being finalized, a nervous system crash, starting OCD therapy (ERP), and what it took to rebuild my life with tenderness and structure.

I also share my 2025 wellness breakthroughs—blood sugar testing, macros, energy, fiber mistakes, digestive healing, and how I’m approaching Weight Watchers as a long-term lifestyle. Plus: my word of the year for 2026 (beauty), strength training, metabolic health goals, and what’s next for the podcast.

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In this episode, we talk about:

• Why I’m bringing the podcast back in 2026 (and the new posting rhythm)
• The end of 2024: grief, trauma response, and going radio silent
• My divorce being finalized and what that emotionally unlocked
• OCD therapy (ERP): what it is, why it got too intense, and what I learned
• Trauma + OCD: why therapist fit matters more than people realize
• How hobbies helped regulate my nervous system (reading, art, nostalgic media, cards)
• Blood sugar testing + macros: what changed my energy and cravings
• The fiber era: insoluble vs soluble and what my body taught me
• Traditional Chinese Medicine influences (warm foods, cooked veggies, slowing down)
• Stopping alcohol and simplifying my meals during healing
• Weight Watchers changes in 2025 + how I stayed a coach through it
• 2026 goals: strength training, metabolic health, and maintenance mindset
• My word of the year: Beauty (inner + outer + life choices)