Ep 78: A word of the year workshop for 2026

Happy New Year, friends, and welcome to 2026! 🎉

There’s something powerful about a fresh start, and one of my favorite ways to begin a new year is by choosing a word of the year—a word that becomes a lens for how we live, move, and make decisions.

In today’s episode, I’m walking you through a Word of the Year Workshop to help you choose a meaningful word (or phrase) that will guide your habits, goals, mindset, and priorities in 2026—especially when it comes to running, fitness, health, and life in this busy midlife season.

Since this is the very first episode of 2026 (and episode 78!), I also take some time to reintroduce myself for any new listeners and reflect on how this podcast—and my passion for helping women fill their cups—came to be.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why choosing a word of the year can be more powerful than setting resolutions

• A personal reflection on my 2025 word, JOY, and what I learned from living through that lens

• Why I’m choosing two words for 2026: Align and Savor (because there are no rules 😉)

• Reflective questions to help you look back on 2025 with honesty and clarity

• How to identify the season of life you’re in right now

• Different types of words to consider:

• Grounding words (peace, present, align, restore, enough)

• Growth-focused power words (courage, strong, disciplined, committed)

• Joy-filled, life-giving words (joy, freedom, connect, savor, simplify)

• How a motto, affirmation, or Bible verse can also serve as your “word” for the year

• Practical ways to live out your word in your daily habits, running, fitness, and self-care

• Why your word can (and should) evolve as the year goes on

I also share how to use your word as a decision filter—asking yourself, “Does this align with who I want to become?”—and why small habits truly do add up to big change over time.

A gentle reminder:

You don’t need a perfect plan to start the year.

You just need intention.

So choose your word. Write it down. Put it somewhere you’ll see it. Live it out imperfectly. And if you want to share your word with me, I’d love to hear it.

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