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Living Easy with Lindsey

166 | If "2024 Me" Knew What I Know Now: 8 Growth-Oriented Lessons I've Learned in 2025

Living Easy with Lindsey

Lindsey Maestas

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Relationships, Christianity

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This year stretched me in ways I never expected. My heart ached throughout so much of 2025, but I also grew in ways I never thought I could.

In this episode, I share the most meaningful lessons I learned about emotional healing, personal growth, faith, relationships, and learning to sit with discomfort instead of running from it.

We talk about the difference between processing and obsessing, why seeking peace through information and understanding eventually falls short, and how Scripture points us toward a peace that doesn't rely on clarity or control.

I also unpack how loneliness isn't always about lacking people, but about the deeper fear that no one truly has you—and how faith reshapes that belief. We explore why venting can sometimes keep us stuck in anger rather than move us toward healing, and how prayer, stillness, and honesty with God invite real transformation.

This episode is for anyone who:

  • has walked through heartbreak or disappointment this year

  • feels lonely even when surrounded by people

  • struggles with complaining and feeling pessimistic 
  • is exhausted from overthinking, people-pleasing, and overprocessing

  • wants to heal from trauma without becoming hardened or bitter

  • is learning to trust God in seasons that don't make sense

Topics covered:

  • Emotional healing and personal growth, even after being crushed by another person

  • The power of accountability and being seen by community 
  • Loneliness, attachment, and feeling unseen

  • Prayer vs. Gossip and Complaining 
  • Faith vs control and the peace of God

  • Choosing growth, forgiveness, and discipline of thought

  • Learning to be okay with being alone, healing with God instead of distracting or running. 

    Read the Blog Post Here


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, we were never promised that life would be easy. Sometimes it is hard and super crazy,

0:11.7

but when we do life together, we find that it becomes a lot easier and much more fun.

0:17.2

I believe in joyful life, in happy parenting, healthy marriages, long-lasting friendships,

0:23.8

and making perfect memories and imperfect homes. I love to dig deep and talk about the really

0:30.2

raw things that people are not always comfortable discussing. And I'm also passionate about

0:34.9

sharing practical tips that have helped me to help you

0:38.3

navigate through life less stressfully and more purposefully.

0:42.1

We will laugh together and struggle together.

0:44.6

You will hear honest insights on strengthening your faith and your marriage, parenthood,

0:49.6

how-toes, and so much more so that you can live life and live it with joy.

0:55.2

I am Lindsay Maestis. Welcome to the Living Easy Podcast. Hello everyone. Welcome back to the Living Easy

1:05.6

podcast. I hope you are having the best holiday season. We have been pretty busy, which is why I have not put out episodes in the past few weeks.

1:16.2

And I do apologize.

1:17.8

We ended up hosting for Jesse's family.

1:20.1

They all flew in.

1:21.9

And it was amazing, but it was busy.

1:25.0

As you can imagine, he's got a massive family, tons of niece's nephews,

1:30.8

and my siblings, I consider my in-laws, my siblings, and we all got to hang out and we went on

1:37.4

date nights and we went to the gym and we saunned all of our anxieties away and just really enjoyed this season. And for Christmas,

1:47.4

we're staying here. And then after Christmas and after my birthday, which is the 28th of December,

1:54.5

we're heading over to Texas to do some family time then. So with that said, it's been busy but wonderful and I'm so

2:04.5

thankful you guys are here and this episode is very meaningful to me. I actually wrote a blog

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