On this solo episode, host Jillian Anthony (writer, editor, and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) shares her favorite ways to intentionally usher in the new year. She shares her experience with Year Compass, the free workbook she fills out every January, and how it’s helped her make real change — and identify which things she fails to change year after year. She also shares some other New Year resources and talks about her favorite books of 2022. Happy new year!

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Time stamps

1:52 – Jillian’s favorite books of 2022
2:02 – A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney
2:49 – 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
4:48 – Sober Curious by Ruby Warrington
5:30 – Hear more of Jillian’s sobriety journey on Catherine Andrew’s podcast The Sunday Soother
5:47 – How to use Year Compass to welcome a new year
7:58 – Jillian’s big dreams for the year ahead at the start of 2021
10:32 – How many of those dreams came true
11:02 – Things Jillian hasn’t changed year after year
11:25 – And the things Jillian has changed
13:14 – Picking your word of the year (susannahconway.com)
14:00 – Align your priorities with the Four-Square Model (franhauser.com)
15:28 – Keep track of the best thing that happened during your week for a year
16:09 – Jillian’s bucket list dreams
16:42 – A special New Year’s message for you
17:35 – Where you can find Jillian