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From Breakdown to Breakthrough - Year End Reflections

  • Dec 3
  • 3 min read

By Katia Davis

Intuitive Purpose Coach at Inner Rainbow Healing

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This March, I found myself in the hospital after a panic attack- with a diagnosis of stress-induced anxiety and stress-induced depression. I knew I had a stressful job that was wearing on me, but I didn’t realize how bad it really was until that moment.


Back in 2008, I became a teacher so I could travel the world. It was fun for about a decade. Then we settled in Hawai’i and I spent the next 7 years telling myself it would be my last year as a teacher. 


I was building my own businesses on the side, trying to find the right thing for me that lit me up, made a difference in others’ lives, and supported me.


I felt like having a steady teaching job with a steady paycheck was safe, but how safe can it be when it’s putting me in the hospital?


They gave me a week off work and I stared at the ferns in our yard, journaled, and doodled little cartoons depicting 


my life. At the end of the week I made the decision not to go back and spent the next week grieving and commemorating all those years as a teacher and all those children.


I opened up more space on the calendar in my Reiki studio and found more people came in when I was open during the day (not exactly shocking).


But the more I practiced, the more I found Reiki in itself wasn’t the right fit either. I could remove people’s energy blocks, but what was truly needed was coaching to help them transform their energy so it didn’t manifest in the same patterns and sticky spots. That is the work I do now- help people release their old blocks, figure out what really matters to them, and start living with more purpose and vibrancy.


It’s been a tumultuous year with two rebirths, but I feel more alive and more aligned than ever before.


I wanted to share some journal prompts to help others who may be getting ready for a big transition too…


Reflection Journal Prompts:

  • What was your biggest challenge in 2025?

  • What would you like to leave behind in 2025?

  • What/who would you like to forgive from 2025?

  • What was the biggest lesson you learned in 2025?

  • What was the greatest gift you received in 2025?

  • What are you most proud of from 2025?


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Looking Ahead Journal Prompts:

  • What does your dream life look like? (eg. Where do you live? Who is part of your life? What do you do for work? What is in your bank account? What do you eat? How do you exercise/move? How do you fill your cup? How do you practice spirituality and/or creativity? How do you practice self-care? What are your hobbies? How do you feel?)

  • How can you narrow the gap between your current life and your dream life in 2026? What actions can you (will you!) take?

  • How will you take care of yourself this year? How will you show up for yourself? Accept yourself? Love yourself?

  • How will you practice gratitude this year?

  • What aspects of your highest self would you like to embody in 2026? What actions would you take as your highest self? Take them!

  • What are your goals for 2026? How will you know when you've reached them? What steps will you take to reach them? *(goals are outcome-driven and measurable, and intentions are feeling- and theme-based)

  • What are your intentions for 2026?

  • Choose a one-word mantra as your guiding light for 2026 (you can always change it later!).


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