Some years slip by in a blur, and others demand you stop and ask yourself why certain moments changed you more than you expected. This was one of those years for me. So in the first episode of this two-parter, I sit down with my good friend and ABC broadcaster Lisa Leong to compare the tools, questions and rituals we each used to make sense of 2025 - including the surprises neither of us saw coming.  If you're craving a clearer, kinder way to understand what actually shaped your year, this conversation will give you plenty to explore.   Lisa and I discuss:  Lisa’s favourite reflection tool: the Agile Retrospective  The energy audit I’m doing with my husband, including what energised us, what drained us, and the surprising things that lit us up.  How I use an interviewing GPT to challenge my thinking, dig deeper and unpack problems.  The Life Flow exercise: how mapping highs and lows reveals patterns.   How the people around us shaped our year - who influenced us most, and who we influenced.