12/19/2025
As we move toward the end of 2025, Iāve been sitting with the idea of gently placing parts of this year into a container. Not to erase them. Not to rush past them. But to tuck them somewhere safe. To take what I need from them, the lessons, the clarity, the growth, and allow the rest to rest as I step forward into 2026.
For so many people, 2025 has been a year of deep external movement. Energy coming to the surface. Trauma rising up to be acknowledged. A collective sense of not quite being able to define what tomorrow looks like, or even who we are becoming in the process. Iāve seen this uncertainty everywhere, and Iāve felt it too.
Over the past few months, Iāve spent a great deal of time focused on grief coaching, and Iāve been deeply humbled by the women Iāve had the honour of working with. Watching them find movement where there once felt like none. Seeing them begin to look past their trauma rather than through it. Those moments are quiet, powerful, and never lost on me.
This past month has been especially hard for me as well. Holding space for others while navigating your own emotions requires honesty, gentleness, and a lot of breath. But it has also brought clarity. As I move into 2026, I feel called to expand my work online again. More group spaces. More courses. More shared learning and healing beyond walls and geography. This feels aligned. This feels intentional.
Thereās also something else that has come into focus for me this year: legacy work. Working in the audio and visual space, whether through coaching, radio, or podcasting, has shown me that we donāt always see the full impact of our words in real time. What we say today has the ability to carry forward. To meet someone where they are tomorrow. To become something they return to when they need grounding, reassurance, or perspective. That awareness has changed how I approach this work and deepened my respect for it.
Wrapping up 2025, Iām also incredibly grateful for the recognition the Deanna Byrne Podcast received from Spotify. Being named a 2025 Marathon Show, with listeners tuning in longer than 95% of other shows, a 2025 Most Talked About Show, with more comments than 89% of podcasts, and a 2025 Most Shared Show, shared more than 90% of other shows, was a meaningful reminder of the consistency, care, and intention that goes into creating this space.
As I step into 2026, Iām doing so with a deeper sense of purpose, a respect for what this work becomes beyond me, and a commitment to continue showing up with honesty, depth, and compassion.
Hereās to honouring what shaped us, carrying forward what strengthened us, and stepping into whatās next with intention.
ā Deanna