2026 Reflection: My Year in Review.
I haven't written an end-of-year reflection piece in a long time. I did it every year for awhile, and then amnesia cost me the concept of time. I no longer had the capacity for annual reflections, for I no longer had a year that was completed.
2017: I was accurately diagnosed and, shortly after, quit traditional treatment to discover the neuroscience of mental health and how to work on healing my own parts independently of conventional methods.
2018: I identified all my parts and created Healing Journey Homeschool to heal myself through a myriad of daily rituals. I started using mirror work for the first time.
2019: I uncovered the suppressed childhood trauma at the core of my chronic health battles and made huge breakthroughs in understanding myself. I continued using mirror practices daily.
2020: I completed the healing process for DID, fibromyalgia, TBI, etc., including continuing to use mirror work daily.
2021: I tasted life for the first time while creating a documentary series about my discoveries while healing. I used mirror work while being lucid 24/7 for the first time.
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: I healed my relationship with life, expressed myself in fulfilling ways, and expanded more than ever before.
Now here we are, ending 2026 and it feels so surreal. I did not accomplish what I'd hoped for, but it was an incredible year nonetheless and I did achieve a lot!
FAMILY
I entered the new year rock climbing with my dad and his girlfriend (Dec 31) and going to the holiday light show at the Botanical Gardens in San Francisco with them too (January 3). I grew closer with my mom this year: she's my best friend! I organized ice skating with my cousins Amy and Heather, my brother Kristian and his girlfriend (January 31). And that was just the beginning of an amazing year with family!... a blessing I feared I'd never experience.
I built my mom a new website for her business.
FRIENDS
For the first time in nearly a decade, I have a wide circle of incredible friends. From deep, soulful conversations to endless laughter, bantering, and play, I had more fun with friends (in healthy relationships) this year than I've experienced in a long time. In 2026, I was blessed to spend time with:
Jess who I hadn't seen since high school!
Dana, who I've known since high school but haven't been close with since 2019
Lottie, Flo, Adam, Maddy, Celina, Vaibhav, Anjali, Allie: my main friend group who I originally connected with through rock climbing & a house warming party!
Judy Wellman who was my kindergarten teacher at church!
My dad Kyle and his girlfriend Becky, including lots of rock climbing at Movement Sunnyvale!
My mom: we foster parented together for the first time!
NEW EXPERIENCES
I'm teary-eyed and choked-up just going through my calendar and realizing how much LIFE I fully LIVED this year! I'm so grateful! Here are some highlights worth mentioning, giving myself a little timeline of 2026.
JANUARY.
Lightscape: San Francisco Botanical Garden Holiday Lights with Dad and Becky (January 3)
Movement Community Climb Night, rock climbing with new meet-up group in Sunnyvale (January 6)
Interview to become a practitioner at the Mystic Flora Apothecary in Belmont (January 8)
Monterey Bay Aquarium with a boyfriend, something I always craved to experience (January 12)
New tattoo on my right forearm (January 23)
Coffee shop work & hang time with Dana (January 27)
Ice skating with cousins Amy & Heather and brother Kristian and his girlfriend Celeste (January 31)
Signed 3 new clients in 1 month! (Andrea, Ethan, and Rachel joined in January; plus, Audrey continued!)
FEBRUARY.
San Francisco Zoo with Kyle Fino (February 3)
Beach House Vacation in Pacific Grove and Monterey (February 12-14)
Had 3 back-to-back client sessions in one afternoon: something I'd dreamt of for 6 years! (February 11)
Filed taxes from having an actual income for the first time!
Homemade chai tea with Dana at my house (February 26)
MARCH.
Built my mom a new website for her business (March)
Trust the Universe Immersive Dome Experience: The Philosophy of Alan Watts at The Tech Museum with Dana (March 7)
Haircut for the 1st time in 9 years (March 11)
Lots of rock climbing with my dad Kyle and his girlfriend Becky, including for my birthday (March 11)
Game night at my house with my mom Kim, my friend Dana and her husband Kasen (March 11)
Acro yoga with Cody (March 15, April 4, ___, and ___)
Slam Poetry Competition: I performed 2 original poems and won 4th place! (March 15)
SF Exploratorium After Dark (adults only on a Thursday night) after rock climbing at SF Movement with Dad & Becky (March 19)
Dated a woman, Lucille from Hinge (March 21, March 27, and April 16 I think)
Movie night with Dana at my house watching The Lost City (March 24)
APRIL.
Group acro yoga meet-up at Rengstorff Park (April 4)
San Jose Day with Alex V. , and saw Spencer Ooey there unexpectedly after not seeing him since middle school! (April 11)
Ecstatic dance with Dana (April 10 orrrr May 29???)
Became a foster mom to a 5 week old baby boy I called My Little Ray of Sunshine (April 15 we got placement call; he arrived on April 18)
Sea Otter Fest in Monterey with Alex V., Kyle Fino, and their friends (April 18)
MAY.
Laguna Seca Race Cars with Alex V. (May 2)
My first Mother's Day with family as a mom with baby Ray: 8 joyful hours with family at lunch, walking around, and playing games (May 10)
Got my own car insurance for the first time this decade (May 13)
Foster Parent Appreciation dinner with Mom (May 14)
Family Outing to the San Francisco Zoo (May 24)
JUNE.
Bike and hike with Kristian my brother (June 6)
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Manuscript Peer Review
FOSTER PARENTING
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ROCK CLIMBING
When I first started rock climbing, I saw 5.10 levels and thought, wow how can anybody possibly do that!? By the time I took a break from climbing in May, I could do 5.11's, even did a 5.11c which is insanely hard for me!
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GUEST SPEAKING
I guest spoke 10 times this year:
Women Like Me Podcast with Julie Fairhurst
The Pilates Lounge with Katie Crane
Trailblazers Podcast (but they didn't air my episode, assholes!)
Sleep Science Today (UK Radio Station!) with Andrew Colsky
The Beauty in the Mess Podcast with Michele Sims
All About Soul Podcast with Inga Kastrone
Movement TV with Kristin Spiers (Facebook Live in her group)
Untethering Shame Podcast with Kyira Wackett
Live Healthy with Laura Podcast with Laura Heflin
Unconditional Love Podcast with Lydia Keeney (end of Nov recording)
BUSINESS SUCCESS
I worked with __ clients this year: Andrea, Kim, Audrey, Rachel, Ethan, ...
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MOVIES & SHOWS
In theaters, I saw:
Wicked 2: For Good solo (January 6)
Wuthering Heights solo (February 17)
Reminders of Him solo (___)
Toy Story 5 with my mom and my nephew (date)
Spiderman _ (date)
and more!
My favorite shows were: Grey's Anatomy (as always), The Way Home (watched in October)
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