Saying Goodbye to Kona and Making Changes in 2026
Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari
Dear Media
4.2 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This episode is bittersweet for me. I’m sharing the heartbreaking loss of my German Shepherd, Kona, and what it was like saying goodbye, not just for me, but for my kids, who grew up with her by their side. Grief has a way of stopping time… and also reminding you how precious it is.
From there, we talk about the energy of the new year: the shedding, the forward momentum, and why this one already feels different. I share a manifestation practice I’m trying in 2026, why I’m writing my goals as if they’ve already happened, and how I’m working to release long-held limiting beliefs around love, career, and the idea that you can’t have it all.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.4 | This is Let's Be Honest with Kristen Cavalery, a podcast all about getting real and open on everything from sex, relationships, reality TV, wellness, family, and so much more. |
| 0:15.4 | And just a fair warning, there will probably be some oversharing. |
| 0:23.2 | Happy New Year. |
| 0:25.2 | I don't know if you can still say that. |
| 0:28.0 | But I think because this is the first podcast I've recorded in the new year, it does |
| 0:33.4 | feel appropriate. |
| 0:34.3 | It feels right. |
| 0:35.2 | So happy New Year, everybody. |
| 0:37.0 | I think you can definitely get away |
| 0:38.5 | with saying Happy New Year for at least the first couple weeks and then it gets kind of weird, |
| 0:43.0 | but you're getting one from me. So Happy New Year. I hope everyone is off to a really great start. |
| 0:49.9 | I already feel this energy of it being the year of the horse. And I know that the year of the |
| 0:56.4 | horse does not start until the middle of February. However, I just feel this new energy and this |
| 1:02.9 | momentum. And I just feel like things are moving. They are moving already. And it makes me so happy |
| 1:08.9 | because I feel like things were kind of stagnant for the last |
| 1:12.0 | few months. And 2025 was the Year of the Snake. I'm sure you guys have been seeing this all over |
| 1:18.6 | Instagram and everything else. But in a nutshell, it was saying that Year of the Snake was all |
| 1:25.8 | about shedding and releasing. And now Year of the Horse, |
| 1:29.8 | how it's supposed to impact everybody is this forward momentum. It's a new beginning. It's like |
| 1:36.7 | things are start to get moving now. The ball's going to get rolling. And I really do honestly feel that. |
| 1:42.8 | So I'm excited for the year. Unfortunately, I have |
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