Our Hardest Year Yet and What It Taught Us… (We Risked Everything)

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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This week, Kaleb and I sat down and recapped the highlights and lowlights of 2025—from the terrifying lows (law school denial and NICU stay 😭) to the sweetest highs (baby Duke, our move, and big answered prayers!). We talk through the wild risks we took this year, the emotional toll of change, and what it really looked like to walk in faith even when things didn’t go as planned. We're just trying to give you a transparent look at our life this year. As you step into the next year, we'd encourage you to also take a look back at the past year and look for where God was at work — even if it was a tough one. 💛 In This Episode 00:04:50 – Reflecting with Humor (and Honesty) 00:07:30 – Selling the House & Decluttering the Past 00:13:30 – Moving Pregnant + Panic on the Road 00:31:00 – Law School Denied: Kaleb’s Breaking Point 00:43:00 – NICU Trauma: Baby Duke’s Scary Start 00:53:00 – Adjusting to Parenthood & Surviving Finals 00:59:00 – What We Got Right: Faith, Growth, and Teamwork 01:03:00 – Big Failures + What We’re Taking Into 2026 01:06:00 – Teasers for 2026 + A Big THANK YOU Our Sponsors ⁠⁠Wayfair⁠⁠⁠: Get last-minute hosting essentials, gifts for all your loved ones, and decor to celebrate the holidays for WAY less. ⁠⁠⁠Clear Focus Bible for Kids⁠⁠⁠: In a world full of distractions, give your child the gift of focused reading with the NIrV Clear Focus Bible for Kids. ⁠⁠⁠Hosanna Revival⁠⁠⁠: Use my code Jeanine15 for 15% off your entire order at checkout. Mercy Ships: Please donate today at ⁠⁠⁠MercyShips.org/podcast ⁠⁠⁠ Omaha Steaks: Visit ⁠⁠⁠OmahaSteaks.com ⁠⁠⁠for 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And for an extra $35 off, usepromo code FUN at checkout. If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine and Kaleb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think the theme of this podcast is going to be you need to take a risk because this year was a risk.
0:05.8	I felt like the Lord had opened all the doors to move here, but it did not mean it was not hard.
0:12.5	I didn't tell Janine this, but deep down I was like, oh no, what did we just do?
0:16.8	And I'm like, is this for real? And you just fell into my arms and cried.
0:21.1	Yeah.
0:21.5	We're trying to be transparent here and be honest with our struggles because no one wants just to see the highlight real.
0:26.2	It gets me emotional every single time.
0:28.0	It would be my worst nightmare losing him.
0:30.0	Where would you rank the year?
0:31.1	A minus, B, minus B plus C plus.
0:33.2	I'm not going to lie.
0:33.9	It was a hard year.
0:41.4	Yeah. I'm not going to lie, it was a hard year. What's up, everybody, and welcome back to happy and healthy.
0:46.0	Your favorite podcast, the number one podcast.
0:49.4	Whoa, podcast.
0:51.4	The number one podcast in the world.
0:53.8	In the entire world.
0:56.7	Bigger than Joe Rogan.
0:58.2	Bigger than everybody.
0:58.8	Candice Owens, apparently.
0:59.7	Yeah, way bigger.
1:01.1	Yeah, we're apparently the best.
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