The Year of Less (and More)

2024 was all over the place. 2025 will be what it is.

2024 was my year of unseen wins, losses and growth. Without too much fluff and fanfare, here are a few pictures and words that reflect the ‘both-and’ of this past year:

• I showed up less online because I chose peace over pressuring myself to post.

• I created more in private to try and find my energy and spark again (postpartum is hard ya’ll).

• I showed up more in my community with creative workshops, moments of real connection, education, teaching and support.

  

• I grew my incredible team to over 20 therapists across Canada. Bloom is a healing force to so many now and it’s all thanks to them. (I’m so proud of us!)

• I parented a beautiful toddler who is showing me that life is bigger and more wonderful when I slow down and be in the moment.

  

• I struggled with being a sole founder and feeling heavy with loneliness and the stress of not wanting to let anyone down.

• I nurtured friendships with women in my community who I consider my soul sisters. The mutual respect, the love, and the vulnerability sustained me when I thought I wouldn’t ever make it.

• I embraced my ADHD and leaned into responsible and realistic self care that works for me and my rhythms.

• I grieved. I cried. I laughed. A whole lot.

As I evolve past my year of more and less, I’m reflecting on what I’ll be carrying with me. 2024 gave me so much that it’s hard to describe it all. In truth, I’m still figuring out who I am and who I want to be.

My theme and word of the 2024 was collaboration, and 2025’s word is still emerging. For now, I’m settling into the flux of being in the in between.

A good start:

• More curiosity, less inflexibility.

• More listening, less over-explaining.

• More self trust, less desire to control.

• Less “hustle,” more intentional energy spending.

• More boundaries, less need to please

• Less self-criticism, more self-compassion.

• More moments for joy, less overthinking it all

• Less rush, more opportunities to slow down.

• More courage, less need to be perfect.

• Less pressure, more presence.

• More creating freely, less anxiety about who’s watching.

• Less worry, more wonder

• More being, less doing.

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Last year I asked myself a few questions that I often still return to.

The questions I’m asking of myself this year aren’t truly that different, but honestly despite all that I was able to achieve and do this year, I’m still the same person underneath it all.

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I don’t want to push myself into the new year. I want to take my time. I don’t want to show up just because I “should,” I want to move with the rhythms that make the most sense for me and the people I love.

I want to lean into the things that matter most—connection, creativity, rest, and growth. To trust that slowing down doesn’t mean falling behind, but making space for what truly aligns.

✍🏾 Below are a few questions you might enjoy taking your time to review and reflect on for the new year ahead:

1. What brought me joy this year?

2. Who am I without anxiety, fear or undue stress? What does that version of me look like?

3. Am I willing to let myself and others get to know the version of myself that exists outside of old narratives and external pressure?

4. What changes when I evolve into more confident and trusting person?

5. Where or with who am I allowed to be soft and tender?

6. What ways can I gently allow myself to exist without performance or being of service?

7. What gets in the way of offering myself grace as I learn from my mistakes?

8. What ideas, beliefs or perspectives am I releasing this year? Which ones still feel right?

9. Where do I want to slow down and savour life more?

10. What important relationships or connections do I want to nurture more deeply? Which ones am I hoping to set boundaries or step back from?

A note: Remember that there’s never any pressure to take what doesn’t fit, or to push yourself into a response. The key is to be right where you are and let yourself relax into the journey to where you’re heading next.

Whether you did a little, a lot, or nothing at all — I hope that the next few days to weeks and months offer you the clarity and courage to be present through it all 🤎.

Cheers to a life that isn’t defined by an algorithm. A life that embraces the big, the small, the messy, and the beautiful. A life that allows each moment to be what it is.

Cheers to 2025. Stay tuned friends. And happy new year 🥂 🌱

—Meg

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Links and Things:

🫂 Join me this January at The Villij for the Embodied Image Group, a four-week journey designed for women of color to explore themes of body image, self-identity, and cultural connection.

• 👉🏾 Starting January 20th, this group will meet every Monday evening in person in Toronto. In our final week, we’ll engage in a creative and expressive arts session to integrate the work we’ve done together. Through shared stories, guided exercises, and reflection, we’ll build tools to navigate the complexities of body image with more ease and self-compassion.

• ⏰ Registration closes January 15th 🤎. To learn more about this offering, click here. Direct application link can be found HERE.

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• 📝 Looking for a tool beyond the journal prompts and exercises shared here or on social media at large? Check out Year Compass — it’s FREE! and it’s my favourite exercise to do as the year transitions.