Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast. Kelly here and we made it. It's the end of the year.

And if you're like me, you might have mixed emotions about how this year has been. Some of us may be

wanting to savor every moment of this year because it was a wonderful one. Others of us may be like,

get out of here. I cannot wait for January. No matter where you are in this journey, this podcast

is for you, as I am going to talk a little bit about where I've been, where this podcast is going, but

importantly, as part of this week long, this holiday season kind of packaging of episodes

to help you cope as we head into the new year, I am going to review some of my favorite

episodes. The goal here is no matter where you are, that these episodes

will help you reflect and get ready for the new season. As I've said, it has been a mixed

year. I will be very transparent as I always have been and tell you that this year is possibly the physically sickest

I've ever been in my life. I spent six months of the first half of the year in some rough

shape, to put it mildly. I was very ill and didn't really climb out of my illness until later into the year.

And it was a time of reflection for me.

I had some really low moments where I thought,

uh,

am I going to be able to just go back to normal and living a life I was used to?

I have healed and recovered. I want to be clear

about that. And I feel amazing as we close out this year. But it was a time of reflection

for me to, one, practice a lot of what I'm preaching here in the Black Girl Burnout podcast,

being honest about am I taking on too much?

Am I burning myself out?

I also left my full-time job and now work 100% for myself, which has been exciting.

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