Rejecting the pressure to reinvent yourself for 2026

What are we locking in for? Unpacking the 'religion' of self-optimisation culture & locking-in as an aesthetic as we approach the new year. How to avoid burn-out & stay ambitious without having to set new year's resolutions that make us feel worthless... let's talk about it!

& THANK YOU for all of the love this year!!! I truly am beyond grateful for your support. Bring on 2026 xxx

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sources:
Kyndall Cunningham: https://www.vox.com/culture/464023/gr...
Madeleine Whitmore: https://www.varsity.co.uk/lifestyle/2...
Marianne Eloise: https://www.thecut.com/2022/01/intent...
Jemma Sbeg, Psychology of Your 20s

timestamps:
00:00 intro
01:18 thank you!
05:05 the December of it all
06:54 The Great Lock In of 2025
18:38 new year, new me
23:20 a better way to make resolutions
28:12 my burnout experience

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