Hello and welcome back to the TOUGH LOVE ENERGY Podcast. We’re back with a very special three-part series to finish out the year, which I’m so excited to share with you.  For the last couple of years, each December I’ve hosted my popular ‘Release and Receive’ online workshops, as a way of reviewing and letting go of the energy of the current year, so that we can create space for all that we desire and want in the year to land. Many of you have been asking if I am planning to run it again this year. Well, I really wanted to find a way to thank you, my community, for all the support you have given me throughout this past year and especially with the release of my debut book, ‘Get Unstuck’ (find out more here). I also know that there’s a lot going on for everyone right now, so this year, as a special gift from me to you, I’ve decided to release the workshop as a three-part podcast series. This way it can be accessible to as many people as possible right now, and you can listen to it at a time that best suits you.  In this first part of the series, we’ll be looking back on 2022. Before we can begin anything new, we must first acknowledge what has been and what has happened, both to us and for us. The pace of the world we live in, means that we often don’t allow ourselves the time to do this; the time to allow one chapter to properly come to an end, before we’re already racing off on to the next thing.  But, if we don’t make time to do this, our emotions and feelings can get caught up in a bottleneck, and that’s when overwhelm can kick in.  So, in this first episode of the series, we’ll begin by taking a good look back at the lessons we learned in 2022, so that we can know with certainty what we want to bring with us into the new year. We’ll take the time first to release all that has NOT served us in 2022 in order to make space for all the things that we want to carry over into 2023.  We’ll also acknowledge and identify what we really loved about 2022, what went well,  what we achieved, what we’re proud of. It’s important to get clear on this too, so that we can pack in our flight bag for 2023!  You’ll want to have a notebook and pen handy as you listen to this episode, as I’ll be guiding you through a series of journaling prompts to work through. And as this is a podcast, do feel free to hit pause as often as you need as you work through the questions. Are you ready? Then let's begin... Remember to be really kind and compassionate to yourself as you listen to the episode and consider your answers. Above all, please be honest with yourself – these answers are for your eyes and ears only, and there is absolutely nothing to be gained by pretending or shying away from the truth. Your honesty will help you identify what needs work and improvement, as well as what went well and what you’d like to keep doing. It is so important to get clarity on that for yourself as we head into the New Year.  Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy the episode and working through the journal prompts. A reminder that my debut book, Get Unstuck, is now available – it will make the perfect stocking filler for a loved one, or even as a treat to yourself. You can order a signed copy from my website here (purchase your copy here).  I’ll be back next week for part two of this special series, which will be a calming and grounding meditation.  Until next time, much love, Niamh xx