The Year Everything Became Clear

Real Talk Vol. 18

2025 didn’t ease me in.

It pulled the curtain back.

This was the year everything became clear.

I got married.

A huge life milestone.

I lived it, learned from it,

and walked away with soul-level clarity.

And honestly?

That clarity overshadows everything else on the list.

2025 was the year the veil got ripped off.

Nothing was hidden.

Nothing was softened.

Everything showed itself exactly as it was.

I entered my healing era.

Therapy.

Self-awareness.

Boundaries.

Emotional evolution.

Healing wasn’t quiet.

It was loud.

Messy at times.

Uncomfortable often.

But necessary.

I stayed blessed and grounded,

even when the stress was high

and my skin was breaking out like it had opinions.

I didn’t fold.

I didn’t break.

I didn’t abandon myself.

I invested in myself.

In my craft.

In my passion.

In the things that keep my spirit alive.

I lost weight, unintentionally.

But it showed me something important:

my body responds when my lifestyle changes.

And 2026 Chandler will be sculpted, nourished, and energized, intentionally.

Pilates, I’m on my way.

Now let’s talk about what didn’t happen,

because it makes sense why.

There weren’t many date nights.

There wasn’t much closeness.

And that’s because intimacy doesn’t grow

where emotional safety is missing.

I didn’t find all three hobbies yet,

the brain one, the wealth one, or the fitness one.

My life was in transition.

I was surviving, stabilizing, and growing emotionally.

Those hobbies will come from a healthier, softer place.

And did I stress less?

Girl…absolutely not.

2025 was an awakening year.

A character-development season.

Stress was the antagonist.

But the story arc is shifting.

Overall, 2025 wasn’t easy.

But it was honest.

It was revealing.

And it changed me.

And for that,

I’m grateful.

–C