Episode# 21 ; Celebrating a Brave Year: Reflections, Gratitude & Vision

Written By Chrystal Dawn

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Celebrating a Brave Year: Reflections, Gratitude & Vision

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What does it really take to close a year with honesty, compassion, and courage instead of rushing straight into new goals?

In this special end-of-year episode, Chrystal Dawn comes live to mark the close of a powerful chapter, offering a heartfelt thank you to the women who shared their brave stories and to the listeners who showed up, reflected, and walked alongside the podcast throughout the year.

This episode is both a celebration and a pause a guided space to acknowledge what the year asked of you, what it gave you, and how it changed you. With warmth and presence, Chrystal invites listeners into a reflective process that honours wins and losses, releases what no longer serves, and reconnects you with your vision for what’s next.

Rather than pushing forward with pressure or resolutions, this conversation offers a different way to begin the year rooted in gratitude, self-trust, and intentional choice. It’s a reminder that transformation doesn’t come from doing more, but from meeting yourself honestly and choosing forward from there.

If you’re ready for a different kind of year one guided by clarity, courage, and alignment this episode is an invitation to slow down and begin again, on purpose.

In this episode, you’ll explore:

✨ How to acknowledge what went well — and truly celebrate your wins
✨ How to honour what didn’t go as planned with compassion instead of judgment
✨ What you’re ready to let go of or forgive — including self-forgiveness
✨ Three things to consciously release and three things to intentionally embrace
✨ How to reconnect with your vision for the year ahead without pressure
✨ The importance of support, sisterhood, and not doing life alone
✨ Why joy and play are essential practices, not indulgences
✨ How reflection creates clarity and opens the door to aligned action

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 – Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country
2:30 – Gratitude for the Women Who Shared Their Brave Stories
6:00 – Why Pausing at Year’s End Matters
10:30 – Reflecting on Wins, Losses & What Didn’t Go to Plan
18:00 – Forgiveness, Letting Go & Releasing What No Longer Serves
28:00 – Three Things to Release & Three Things to Embrace
38:00 – Visioning: What Do You Truly Want for Your Life?
48:00 – Support, Sisterhood & Who Helped You Get Here
55:00 – Closing Reflections & Stepping Forward Brave

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