Talking to Trees and Dealing with Depression: D'Arcy's 2025 Reflection

Welcome to the final episode of 2025 — the year of the snake, the year of shedding skins that no longer fit. If this year felt like a raw unraveling, a call to deeper truth, a refusal from the Universe to let you live inside half-truths or "good enough," this episode is for you. As has become tradition, I invited one of my wisest, most grounded friends — Casey — to interview me about my year. She's someone who's seen my behind-the-scenes, the unglamorous parts, the sacred parts, the parts that never make it to Instagram. And because this was a year of immense change, grief, healing, and rebirth, I wanted this conversation to be real. We talk about everything: The breakup. The depression. The healing journey in Bali and India. The spiritual reconnection I didn't see coming. The beauty that still insisted on blooming. The nervous system work that saved my life. Talking to trees. (Yes… literally.) And the small, holy ways I remembered myself again. This episode is tender, unpolished, and human — and I'm sharing it because if you are walking through something dark, I want you to know you aren't alone, and your story doesn't end there. So wherever you are — whether you're on a mountaintop celebrating or inching your way out of darkness — you're not behind. You're not broken. You're simply learning the wisdom that your soul came here to learn. Beauty is already blooming for you. Let it in. Thank you for walking with me through this year. Thank you for your prayers, your messages, your presence. I can't wait for what we'll create together in 2026 — the year of movement, momentum, freedom, and joy. Stay brave. Stay tender. Stay open to beauty. Much love, D'Arcy Click here for more ways to listen to this episode.