01/01/2026
My 2025 Wrapped:
It felt like a year of full steam ahead… until it wasn’t. At first I thought it was just a slowdown. Then it turned into something that forced me to learn what rest and recovery actually mean, not the version I talk about as a coach, but the kind that shakes up your identity a bit.
Athletes are taught to rest so they can perform. In business, rest can feel like failure. This year asked me to question that. Where is the line between pushing through and honoring the pause.
I was finally getting back to chasing a few of my own goals again. Training more. Hanging with again after time away. Starting to picture a weightlifting meet. And then surgery happened, and everything stopped.
Physically, rehab at has been huge. I am grateful for every session, every little win. But the mental side hit harder than anything I have gone through before. Sitting still. Needing help. Watching my body move differently than I’m used to. It messed with my head more than I expected.
I’m someone who prides herself on being independent, capable, tough. Losing pieces of that, even temporarily, cracked things open in a way I didn’t see coming.
dazzle.chad , I can’t thank you enough. You were right there while I struggled to do simple things, while I tried to figure out who I am when I can’t just power through. I don’t say it lightly. I needed you.
When I look back on this year, I see training, surgery scars, cruise sunsets, friends, my SVG family, and a lot of moments in between. What I’m most grateful for is perspective. Slowing down. Seeing how deeply I am supported.
I am walking into the next chapter with more patience, more humility, and a whole lot of appreciation for the people in my corner.
Here’s to recovery, to community, and to finding strength in places I didn’t expect.
