A Gentle Look Back at 2025

This morning, while on an early airport run before the world was fully awake, a large meteor slowly drifted across the sky in front of me. I love those extraordinary gifts when nature shows herself off and signals a pause. A sort of quiet, internal, reflective, and thought-provoking lull.

Somehow, as I watched that meteor turn slowly from light to dim with forward momentum, it felt like a true reflection of this past year. 

2025 wasn’t about extravagance or rushing toward the next thing. It was about movement with intention. About staying present while still moving forward. About noticing the small, meaningful moments that often pass quietly unless we’re paying attention. I’m grateful for all that 2025 was and excited for what is to come as we embark on another year. 

Conversations That Carried Far Beyond the Room

Throughout the year, I had the opportunity to join thoughtful podcast conversations that allowed space for nuance, honesty, and depth. These weren’t rushed soundbites — they were real dialogues about metabolic health, nourishment, resilience, and what it means to support people in a compassionate, sustainable way.

Some of those conversations centered around cancer and survivorship. Others expanded into prevention, metabolic health, and how we can care for ourselves long before disease enters the picture. What connected them all was a shared belief that the body deserves curiosity, respect, and support — not fear or perfection.

What I continue to love most about these conversations is how they ripple outward. Long after the recording ends, people reach out to say something shifted, or that a new way of thinking finally made sense. That’s the work that stays with me.

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Being Together, In Real Life

One of the most grounding parts of 2025 was spending time in community — not just online, but in shared physical spaces.

In April, I traveled to Kansas, where I had the opportunity to record a podcast Q&A with Dr. Kirsten West and speak alongside her at a YMCA Survivorship Retreat. We also gathered at Riordan Clinic in the coolest building on site – a pyramid where we sat in a circle with community members and had REAL conversation about health and wellness. Being in that room — listening, learning, and holding space together — was deeply moving. It was a reminder that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when people feel seen, supported, and safe enough to ask honest questions.

Later in the year, our team traveled to Tucson for the Metabolic Health Day Conference. That experience felt like a deep rush of oxytocin. Honestly, I felt like I was mostly there for the hugs! Being surrounded by practitioners and community members who care deeply about metabolic health, prevention, and whole-person care reinforced something I’ve long believed: this work is not about disease — it’s about cultivating resilience, awareness, and choice long before symptoms appear.

This Fall I also had the great honor of speaking at the Believe Big Integrative Oncology Symposium in Baltimore. I was wowed by the speakers, the Believe Big board members and team, and all the attendees. What a gift to have a handful of very special clients make the effort to be there. More hugs – more oxytocin and so much gratitude. I spoke about “Why Food Matters,” which is a very contrary belief to what many cancer patients hear daily from their medical teams. I believe in every cell of my body that food truly can be our medicine, and I won’t stop talking about it! 

A Year of Growth — Personally and Professionally

This year also held moments that were deeply personal.

In May, my daughter Ruby — who many of you know as our incredible client relations and marketing manager at Remission Nutrition — graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with honors. She also had the honor of carrying the flag for her department at graduation, which thankfully she didn’t drop;) 

Watching her walk across that stage was one of those moments that stays with you forever. Pride doesn’t quite cover it — it was awe, tenderness, and gratitude all at once.

And as if that weren’t enough, she also returned to the dance stage this year for a performance after a five-year hiatus. Watching her move with confidence and presence was incredibly healing. She truly was the star of the show — not just because she’s my daughter, but because she embodied courage, joy, and major growth.

Sharing this season of life with her, both personally and professionally, has been one of the greatest gifts of the year.

Change, Growth, and the People Who Shape Us

This year also brought meaningful changes within our Remission Nutrition team. Change is never simple — even when it’s necessary, even when it’s healthy. We moved from a team of seven to a smaller, more focused group of three, and while that shift came with moments of tenderness, it also created space for clarity, alignment, and growth.

I want to honor the incredible humans who have been part of this journey. Each person who contributed their time, care, creativity, and heart helped shape what Remission Nutrition has become. Those relationships don’t disappear simply because roles evolve. There is still a deep connection, mutual respect, and so much gratitude — and in many ways, we remain part of one another’s lives and stories forever.

Change asks us to trust what’s unfolding, even when it feels uncertain. This transition reminded me that growth doesn’t always look like expansion; sometimes it looks like refinement. Like making space for what’s next while honoring what came before.

Our team may look different now, but the heart of this work remains the same — rooted in care, integrity, and the belief that healing happens best when we move forward with honesty and compassion.

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Writing, Sharing, and Staying Human

Throughout 2025, our blog and newsletters became gentle places to land — spaces for reflection, nourishment, and honesty. We wrote about food, yes, but also about rhythm, rest, and what it means to care for ourselves in a world that often asks us to move too fast.

Whether reflecting on a conference, sharing a simple meal, or offering a small shift in perspective, the intention remained the same: to make health feel approachable, supportive, and human.

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Gratitude, Always

More than anything, this year reminded me that community is everything. The conversations, the trust, the willingness to show up — that’s the heart of this work.

I’m deeply grateful for every person who has walked alongside us this year, whether through a session, our group Nest membership, a special event, a message, or a quiet moment of reflection. We couldn’t do this work without the partnerships and collaborations with other practitioners along the way. Seriously, we are so lucky! 

Looking Ahead

As we move into 2026, my hope is to continue expanding what support can look like.

While terrain-based cancer care will always be a big part of our story, I feel more called than ever to support people before illness takes hold — those who want to understand their bodies, strengthen their metabolic health, and live with more awareness and intention.

I want Remission Nutrition to be a place people come not only when something feels wrong, but when they want to feel more connected, more informed, and more at home in their bodies.

A place where prevention feels accessible. Where curiosity is welcome. And where health is approached with compassion rather than fear.

As I think back to that quiet moment on the road — the soft glow of the meteor moving steadily across the sky — it feels like a gentle reminder of what’s possible when we stay present and open to wonder. We don’t always need to stop everything to be changed by a moment. Sometimes, we simply notice it… and keep moving forward with a little more clarity, trust, and grace.

Thank you for being here.Thank you for walking alongside this work.

With deep gratitude,

Jen