# Grief, Goals, and Gut Checks: Closing 2025, Calling in 2026 | 061

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Podcast: [RESILIENT A.F. with Blair and Alana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/resilient-a-f-with-blair-and-alana-7122229)
Published: 2026-01-06T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://blairkaplan.ca/grief-goals-and-gut-checks-closing-2025-calling-in-2026-061
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Duration seconds: 2679

## Resource

In this deeply honest and unexpectedly funny episode, sisters and co-founders Blair and Alana kick off 2026 by unpacking the emotional hangover of 2025. From grief anniversaries and health scares to TV obsessions, bowel updates (yes, really), and big audacious dreams, this conversation is a reminder that resilience is rarely tidy and never boring. They talk about honouring their late mother, navigating the heaviness of the holidays, managing bodies that hold stress in strange places, and why it is okay to celebrate wins even when grief still sits at the table. The episode also pulls back the curtain on what is coming next for The Global Resilience Project, including books, billboards, a TV show in development, and a bold Q1 vision for 2026. Equal parts reflective, irreverent, and forward-looking, this episode is for anyone who survived last year and is trying to move into the next one with presence, humour, and intention. In This Episode, They Talk About: Why December was emotionally and financially heavy and how that shaped the start of 2026 Honouring Sharon’s birthday with cake, Greek food, and ritual, even when life does not pause How grief changes the holidays and why the absence of traditions can hit harder than expected EMDR training, nervous system regulation, and doing healing work while still living real life Somatized emotions, inflammation, and listening to what your body is trying to say Canadian healthcare realities and the rise of health apps as a first line of reassurance Alana’s very committed relationship with her bowel movements and her quest for answers Survivor fandom, Season 50 dreams, and Blair offering to DM a former cast member What Blair and Shayne are binge-watching and why streaming convenience is a blessing and a curse TV shows that surprise…

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