Season Finale: A Personal Development Reflection on Self Growth & What’s Next

This is the final episode of Season 1, and I just want to say—thank you so much for being here.

Your time, energy, and presence have meant the world to me. In this wrap-up episode, I reflect on everything we explored this season—from redefining goals and values to building daily vision, staying aligned in our habits, and reconnecting with ourselves in more meaningful ways.

I share what I’ve learned through showing up consistently (which I’m super proud of), and why this season has felt like a whole new way of doing self-development—one that honors where we are now, not just where we want to go.

We also dive into:

• 🌱 Why reflection matters just as much as action

• 💭 The transition into Season 2 and how the focus is shifting to deeper emotional work (relationships, grief, the inner critic)

• 🧠 My own healing journey with narcissistic relationships and upcoming episodes on cutting ties with a narcissistic parent

• 🎤 A new Q&A segment launching next season—where YOU can ask anonymous questions about personal growth, relationships, or anything in between - Ask here

This is your reminder to celebrate your growth too. Whether you listened to one episode or all of them, I’m proud of you—and I hope you’re proud of yourself.

✨ Take a moment to rest, reflect, and acknowledge how far you’ve come.

Timestamps 00:00 – A heartfelt thank you 01:00 – Reflections on showing up & growth 02:00 – What this season taught me 03:00 – Season 2 preview: grief, relationships, and the inner critic 04:15 – Launching the anonymous Q&A segment 05:00 – Why I’m taking a short break + what’s next

 

 

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Episode Transcript

(00:01):
Hi there.
My name is Julia, and welcome tothe Self-Development Collective.
Here we explore personal developmentin a way that honors all parts of
ourselves, including the tricky parts.
I share genuine stories andreflections mixed with ideas from
psychotherapy and self-developmentto help us figure out how to live
more authentically and build deeperconnections with ourselves and others.

(00:21):
I am so excited to have you here.
Hey guys, and welcome to this finalepisode of the Self-Development
Collective for this season.
I just wanted to end the episodewith a huge thank you, especially
for everyone that has listenedto any episode this season.
I sincerely appreciate it.
I know how important ourattention is these days.

(00:43):
the fact that a podcast episodemakes its way into your space just
makes me feel extremely grateful.
So thank you so much forbeing a part of this season.
I have loved it.
I have really enjoyed showing up ina different way, talking about goals,
talking about vision, talking aboutsetting ourselves up for the year
in a different way rather than justthe traditional goal setting way.

(01:06):
I have absolutely lovedit, and I have found that.
System still works for me.
I am really proud of the consistencyand the way that I've shown up this
season, I wanted to take a momentto acknowledge that and to remind
you to acknowledge the process thatyou have been on this season too.
If you have listened to any of theepisodes, taken anything on board,
take what resonates for you inany sort of way, shape, or form.

(01:29):
This is just a reminder to reallyappreciate the process, appreciate the
fact that you are here doing your own.
Work, finding your own answers,asking yourself questions,
really inquiring about yourself.
I think that takes amazing courageand I am proud of you, but I hope
that you're proud of yourself.
So I wanted to do a quick episode to saythank you And then secondly, I wanted to

(01:51):
talk about what next season is going tolook like in comparison to this season.
for this season, I felt like I wasKeeping true to what was happening, which
is, the main goal of this podcast, Iwas sticking to what was authentically
happening for me, but trying to offerepisodes that I thought were going to
be more helpful, to whatever's happeningin your life, the aim of this season
was really about setting ourselves upfor the year in a different way outside

(02:14):
of the traditional way of goal setting.
And I looked at values, turningthose values into habits.
we talked about creating a dailyvision, and then I rounded the end
of the season with some beautifulepisodes with a friend Dmitri, I was
excited to get into those as well andoffer a different type of episode.
something a little differentto what we usually do.
So that was great.
Now this season I'm planningit out and it's moving more

(02:36):
into the relationship sphere.
So I'm talking about, narcissisticrelationships again and my experience,
a year ago, with seeing my dad againand going down that path of, how
to go into that sort of situation.
And we're also talking about cuttingties with a narcissistic parent.
We'll be talking aboutgrief and milestones.
Again, an experience I hadwithin the past year that I

(02:57):
would really like to delve into.
I haven't spoken about grief in alittle while, and I think this will
be a nice episode talking about andtrying to resonate with how challenging
milestones can be in grief Now, thelast part, and one of the parts I'm
most excited about for next season, Ihad someone request more on the inner
critic, so I will be talking more aboutthe inner critic this season as well.

(03:19):
So I'm really excited for thatbecause this is work that I have done.
I wanna bring to you resources andideas that have really helped me
in this part of my life as well.
This prompted me to start a qand a segment of the podcast.
I have created a form thatI'm going to attach here.
I would love if you could ask anypersonal development question, anything
on personal growth or relationships.

(03:40):
Ask away and I will try and supportyou in finding answers by offering
research, offering, you know,sort of reflections on what I've
been through, questions like this.
I've done this before and I've reallyenjoyed it this person requesting made
me think that this is another way I can.
Relate to you, talk toyou through the podcast.
So I'm going to start a q and A segmentand I would love to hear any questions

(04:03):
that you have around personal development.
It is fully anonymous,so I don't who you are.
I'm not asking for any details.
It is literally just a box witha, you know, what's your question?
So keeping in mind personaldevelopment questions, relationship
questions, hit me with it.
I would love to know if you have aquestion, and I would love to support you
in finding answers that resonate with you.

(04:26):
So let's round off the end of this season.
Thank you so much again for being here.
I have loved it.
I love building this community.
This is my most favorite thing to do.
Every time I get behind the camera, I am.
So excited.
So thank you again for listening.
I'm really excited toget into next season.
it's gonna happen inabout three to four weeks.
I am trying to stick to my consistencyof also being consistent in taking a

(04:50):
break, but I'm so excited 'cause I'vealready started mapping out and talking
about the topics and writing the scriptsout so that I'm ready to record and go.
So I'm really excited to getinto next season, but I am.
Taking a break, I am taking a moment toreally enjoy and savour what has been this
season, and then I will be back for more.
And hopefully we can connectwith the q and a segment as well.

(05:12):
So again, and finally, thank you somuch for being part of this season.
I cannot wait to seeyou in the next season.
I look forward to exploring moretopics around everything we've,
spoken about in this episode.
I will catch you in the next season.