What if this year is about how you feel — not just what you achieve?

In this episode of the Happy Mind Happy Life Podcast, we explore why relying on motivation doesn’t work, how emotions drive our actions, and why emotion-based goals often create more sustainable change than behavior-based goals.

We talk about the “I’ll be happy when…” mindset, why happiness tied to achievement is often fleeting, and a simple daily question you can ask yourself: How do I want to feel today?

This episode offers a refreshing, pressure-free way to move forward — without fixing yourself, forcing habits, or waiting for the next milestone.

• How do I want to feel today?

• Where do I tell myself, “I’ll be happy when…”?

• What feeling am I really seeking?

• What action supports how I want to feel right now?

Pause, Reflect, and Celebrate: You Had More Wins Than You Think

Before we rush into the new year, this episode invites you to pause.

In this gentle year-end reflection, we slow down to acknowledge the wins that often go unnoticed—choosing rest, setting boundaries, saying no without explanation, and honoring your energy.

You’ll be guided through a simple reflection exercise using your camera roll, along with thoughtful journaling prompts to help you celebrate yourself, reflect with compassion, and move into the new year feeling grounded instead of rushed.

This episode is your permission to slow down, breathe, and recognize that you had more wins than you think.

Take your time with these prompts. There’s no right or wrong—just honest reflection.

• What are five wins from this year, big or small?

• Where did I grow in ways no one else could see?

• What did I release this year that no longer served me?

• When did I choose myself?

• What felt nourishing this year?

• What felt draining, and what did I learn from it?

• What am I most proud of myself for surviving, healing, or showing up for?

Gentler prompts:

• Where did I slow down this year?

• What boundaries did I strengthen?

• What do I want to thank myself for?

As the year comes to a close, many of us feel called to reflect, release, and realign. In this episode of the Happy Mind Happy Life Podcast, Michelle Woerdeman explores the deeper meaning of letting go, emotional completion, and living with intention during times of transition.

Drawing from the energy of a numerology nine year, this episode focuses on honoring what is complete — not from a place of loss, but from clarity, freedom, and growth. Michelle shares personal reflections on revisiting past life chapters, redefining success, and the importance of making space before stepping into something new.

You’ll also hear a powerful reframe on the difference between something being over versus complete, and how this shift in perspective can bring peace, especially when navigating relationships, career changes, and personal growth.

This episode includes guided journaling prompts to help you pause, notice what has shifted this year, and release what no longer aligns.

Michelle also shares details about the upcoming Happy Mind Happy Life Membership, launching January 15, offering monthly coaching, guided meditations, tapping, and reflective work designed to support calm, clarity, and intentional living.

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• What has quietly shifted for me this year, even if I haven’t fully named it yet?

• When I look back at earlier chapters of my life, what now makes sense that didn’t at the time?

• Is there something in my life I’ve been labeling as “over” that might actually be complete?

• What am I holding onto out of habit rather than alignment?

• What am I ready to leave behind — not with resentment, but with gratitude?

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