If you’re listening in real time, happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and were able to fill it with the people and things that are meaningful for you. The first episode of the year is one of my favorites to record because it’s the episode in which I share my word of the year. Having a word of the year has consistently served as such an empowering practice for me, for grounding and for calling in a new experience or a way of being that I want to cultivate in the new year. Another thing that I love about a  word of the year rather than resolutions is that it focuses on being instead of doing – which is something that can be so restorative for empathprenuers. With that, I’m excited to reflect back on 2024 and what my word of the year made possible as well as my word for the upcoming year. I hope this episode encourages you to take the time to reflect and declare your own word. May your 2025 be prosperous, and may it be filled with purposefulness.

Topics:

• Looking back at Catherine’s word of the year for 2024, simplicity, and where she was able to fulfill it, plus how it prepared her for becoming a mom 
• Grounding yourself in the now and recognizing that the quality of your presence in business and in life is everything 
• The evolution of Catherine’s own love languages and why now more than ever, quality time feels the most important to her 
• Catherine’s suggestion if you’re feeling rushed, harried, or lonely as you move into the new year 

Episode Resources:

• Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence 
• Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words 
• My Word for 2023
• Choosing A Word of the Year with Rebecca Arnold and Rebecca Eller-Molitas

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