# How To Get Clarity After A Hard Year. Did 2025 actually suck? Let's deal with it. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654/how-to-get-clarity-after-a-hard-year-did-2025-actually-suck-let-s-deal-with-it Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654/how-to-get-clarity-after-a-hard-year-did-2025-actually-suck-let-s-deal-with-it.md Podcast: [The Brilliance Method - Intuitive and Energetic Entrepreneurship to Expand Your Life Purpose](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654) Published: 2026-01-03T01:28:05+00:00 Episode link: https://episode.flightcast.com/sje04g1ajhqn86chlkp63sl2.mp3 Audio file: https://episode.flightcast.com/sje04g1ajhqn86chlkp63sl2.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654/episodes/how-to-get-clarity-after-a-hard-year-did-2025-actually-suck-let-s-deal-with-it Duration seconds: 1868 ## Resource Let's have an honest, unfiltered conversation about clarity, purpose, grief, and trust after a challenging year. Rather than labeling 2025 as “bad,” Elysia walks you through how to reflect on difficult seasons with wisdom, presence, and self-compassion. She shares personal experiences around health challenges, grief, surrender, and healing, including what it means to live on purpose when life feels heavy and uncertain. You’ll hear why mindfulness helps us remember our lives more fully, how purpose is directly connected to vitality and well-being, and why suppressing what you’re here to do can show up in the body, emotionally and physically. Elysia also explains how clarity returns when you stop chasing outcomes and start creating from the heart. This episode is an invitation to slow down, reframe your past year with honesty, reconnect with what truly matters, and step into the version of your life that feels aligned, peaceful, and meaningful. If you’ve been feeling disconnected, tired, or unsure of what’s next, this conversation will help you recalibrate and remember who you are and why you’re here. Join my Patreon Community and Divine Direction Calls: patreon.com/thebrilliancemethod⁠ Follow Aimee Carlson’s Creativity podcast: https://pod.link/1845331984 Follow Those Left Behind with Gayle Miller: https://www.instagram.com/thoseleftbehindpodcast/ Theme song music “Sweet” by Kalen Chase ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ffJrTeAtFZb6KsuKLCRkD⁠ Record your podcast on Riverside:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=elysia⁠⁠⁠ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654/episodes/how-to-get-clarity-after-a-hard-year-did-2025-actually-suck-let-s-deal-with-it/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brilliance-method-intuitive-and-energetic-entrepreneurship-to-expand-your-life-purpose-7104654/how-to-get-clarity-after-a-hard-year-did-2025-actually-suck-let-s-deal-with-it.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.