49. 10 Things I Loved in 2025
What if the best things in your year weren’t what you planned? As we wind down 2025, I’m reflecting on the surprises, tools, and shifts that made this year meaningful—personally and professionally. From discovering new values to finding joy in the unexpected, I’m sharing the 10 things I loved most this year, hoping they’ll inspire you to reflect, reset, and maybe try something new as you look ahead.
Highlights
- Discovered the Values Bridge Tool by Suzy Welch for deeper self-understanding
- Experienced the benefits of food sensitivity testing
- Used the How We Feel app to expand emotional vocabulary (and helped my kids do the same)
- Celebrated 15 years of marriage with a transformative Focus Lab experience
- Downshifted work for a more intentional, essential rhythm
- Learned to let go of “good” to make space for “great”
- Found renewed joy in podcasting and committed to another year
- Watched my family become avid readers (and hit a personal reading record)
- Built new friendships with real staying power
- Chose to stay and invest in our current home, embracing contentment
Chapters
00:00 Reflecting on 2025
00:51 10 Things I Loved in 2025: Categories & Overview
02:03 Values Bridge Tool by Suzy Welch
08:45 Food Sensitivity Testing
10:03 How We Feel App
13:29 Focus Lab Experience
15:01 Downshifting Work
17:11 Letting Go of Good for Great
20:25 Podcasting Joy
22:21 Family of Readers
24:15 New Friendships with Staying Power
26:12 Deciding to Stay in Our Home
29:00 Reflecting on Home and Values
29:58 Intentional Living
30:06 Closing Thoughts and Reflections
Resources
- Values Bridge Tool by Suzy Welch
Values Bridge Tool - Book: 10-10-10 by Suzy Welch
- Brené Brown’s Values Assessment
Book: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown - Emotional Agility
Book: Emotional Agility by Susan David - How We Feel App
How We Feel - Focus Lab with Liz Forkin Bohannon
Liz Bohannon’s Website - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Book: Essentialism by Greg McKeown - Liz Bohannon’s Podcast: Plucking Up
Plucking Up Podcast
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