I've pulled my 3 most viewed newsletters from 2025 with some quick summaries to save you some time yet still get the nuggets. 

They weren't the longest. They weren't the loudest. But they exposed the quiet patterns we've all been living with—the approval-seeking, the future-chasing, the exhausting need to control what was never ours to fix.

People didn't just read them. They felt them.

If you need a reset before the year ends, start here: 

1. VALIDATION JUNKIES: Break Your Addiction to Others' Approval

There’s a subtle cost when constantly striving to prove ourselves that isn’t always obvious in the moment. 

The more we look outward for validation—approval, agreement, affirmation—the easier it becomes to drift away from our own instincts and values.

I’ve found that clarity shows up when we stop trying to manage how others see us and instead focus on who we’re becoming. Letting people be who they are, paying attention to actions over words, and keeping the work personal creates a kind of freedom that comparison never will. 

Growth accelerates when the scoreboard becomes internal.

2. The War Between Ambition and Contentment

It’s easy to believe that contentment lives somewhere in the future, just beyond the next milestone.

I’ve learned that this mindset quietly robs the present of gratitude while placing unnecessary weight on achievement. Wanting more and appreciating what is don’t cancel each other out—they strengthen each other when held together. The ability to stay grounded while still moving forward creates a healthier relationship with growth, work, and life itself.

You don’t have to delay peace in order to make progress.

3. It's Not Me It's YOU

A lot of frustration comes from holding others to expectations they never agreed to. We “should” on people, create invisible rulebooks, and then feel disappointed when they don’t follow them.

The moment things shifted for me was recognizing how little we actually control and how powerful the few things we do control really are. When we focus on our thoughts and actions instead of trying to manage someone else’s choices, we protect our energy, our relationships, and our peace.

Letting people be on their own path isn’t passive; it’s freeing.

I am grateful and humbled to have you as a part of this community. Here’s to a great 2026!