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Let It Go- Hello 2026!

• Krystel Beall

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The rush to “fix” a new year can feel like a tidal wave. I'm choosing a different current: release what isn’t working, listen to the body, and let intuition set the pace. After a joyful but taxing holiday stretch, I unpack how subtle stress built up as inflammation, fatigue, and old control patterns—then walk through the simple choices that brought ease back fast.

Getting honest about drifting from intention, trying to schedule our way to health, and why “survival mode” can sneak in even when life looks good. You’ll hear the moment a waterfront walk shifted everything after a functional medicine consult, and the practical reset that followed: earlier dinners, a 14–16 hour fasting window that suits my rhythms, protein-forward evenings, low-intensity strength sessions guided by intention and energy, and a nightly castor oil ritual that signaled safety to the nervous system. The result wasn’t a grind; it was less swelling, better sleep, more stable energy and moods.

I also dive into the mental side of letting go, drawing on The Power of Letting Go by John Purkiss: releasing sticky narratives, noticing resistance, and replacing planning spirals with presence. A one-prompt daily journal became the anchor for self-awareness and a dose of humor. We talk boundaries, asking for help, and setting down the weight we carry for others. Most importantly, we explore how loosening our grip opened space for creativity and flow—including a freer cadence for future episodes that favors depth over deadlines.

If you’re craving a humane reset, this conversation offers a clear, compassionate blueprint. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a gentler January, and leave a review to tell us what you’re letting go of this year.


Thank you for joining me today. Please know that this podcast and the information shared is not to replace or supplement any mental health or personal wellness modalities provided by practitioners. It’s simply me, sharing my personal experiences and I appreciate you respecting and honoring this space and my guests. If you find my content relatable, please feel free to like, share and subscribe. Have a beautiful day full of gratitude, compassion and unconditional love.

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What's up, you guys? Welcome to this episode of Crystal Clear. Happy 2026. Um, or it may not be happy. Um, personally, I'm trying not to judge it. And I have been really focusing on letting things go. And we say that a lot, right? And I know I've said it a lot in the past, what, almost this will be my third year doing this podcast. And what I've discovered about myself is that sometimes I'm truly living that letting it go. And sometimes I'm just telling myself I'm letting things go. And the reason I wanted to start it off this way and kick it off this way for this year is because I have had some like serious breakthroughs and personal awakenings, some shedding, some detoxification, some like eliminating and fully, I'm like all kinds of stuff has started to happen and transpire since January 5th, which is actually my Nina's heavenly birthday. Um, there was a really big internal shift inside me. And I feel compelled to just start it off and share it with you guys. I um, you know, over the holiday season, I had so much fun. I was very intentional about, you know, took my son to Disney for like four days, came back, had a very low-key Christmas, which was nice, just very intimate with our little fam. And then we went to a cabin to the mountains for a week with our with four teenagers and um with our five-year-old. We took our daughter's boyfriend and our son's girlfriend, and we just we had we had a blast, right? So in the travel and the like, no matter what you're doing, even if you're enjoying yourself, and I've had to hard truth myself with this, it's causing some sort of stress on your body. Even exercise, which we love and it's so healthy, it's still stress on your body. So, what I have observed about myself in this past, you know, couple weeks that I've really been dialed in here is that throughout my healing journey, which I've shared throughout various episodes. If you're curious, go back and listen. If you're not, start here. Um, but I've gone through different phases, right? I've gone through phases of elimination where I totally cut things out and where I where I bring some things back in. And I realized that 2025 for me was a year that I was like, okay, 2023, I was creative. I started a podcast, I created a business, I started doing coaching and all of these other things. I kind of evolved into this different chapter. 2024 really dove into the retreat space and creating space like that for myself, taking myself on um international retreats and things like that. And then 2025, I was like, you know, I'm just gonna wing it. This is gonna be my year, like, I don't know what's gonna happen. Let's just see what happens. Like I kind of went into it without intention. And that showed up in my body, in my mind, and my spirit. I found that I got a bit disconnected from source, from like my spiritual practices and things like that. I felt a little disconnected from my body because I became very busy. My son started school and you know, I took on some different projects. And there were ways I definitely slowed down, but there were also ways that I was moving through and pushing through. And I believe my body got into a bit more of survival mode in 2025 than it has been in the past few years. So I really had to check myself and be honest about that. And so this year I've set my intention to just that, just to start letting go. Because until we let go, we don't create the space for new and great to come, or we don't shed the layers that need to be shed for us to just live a fulfilling, healthy lifestyle. And I say that and I kind of put my foot in my mouth at the same time because I definitely have acquired a lot more responsibility in some areas, um, helping some family members with um end-of-life type um plans and things like that. And um, but with that, I've been able to do it with grace and compassion for myself and ease and transition because I am continuing to let things go. And this book, um, I'm gonna share it um by John Perkis, The Power of Letting Go. And I'm gonna read you a little excerpt from the back. When you let go, you live intuitively. Everything flows because you are no longer attached to things being a certain way, to being a certain person or always being right. What a relief. The irony is that when you feel stuck in any area of your life, career, relationships, purpose, health, or money, letting go can seem very hard. We have a tendency to cling on for dear life just at the moment we need to take the leap. And so this really came about when I noticed on my trip I was just feeling like very inflamed. I didn't, my body really didn't feel like my body. I was a little bit more tired than normal. And I think, you know, we say, oh, there's the holidays and things like that. But, you know, it doesn't have to be that. So what are what was the route? So I went to see a functional medicine doctor and um really great practice here in Sarasota. And she, you know, we did some blood work and she had a couple of recommendations of different peptides and things like that. And I left and I did some research on recommendations, and I'm like, you know what? I just had this. I went to Bayfront Park in Sarasota and took a walk. It's like one of my favorite places to walk. It's beautiful, it's on the water. And as I was walking and researching these certain peptides, I was like, no. Like, I have done this before. Like my body is capable of doing what it needs to do and releasing what it needs to release. I just have to give it permission. I need to nurture it. I need to allow it to feel safe from the inside out. And one thing I know of my life history, and even in, you know, like I said, bringing things back, letting life ebb and flow. I wasn't in a place, like I wasn't in my body. And by that I mean I wasn't being intuitive, I wasn't eating intuitively. I wasn't exercising intuitively. I was getting kind of back to these old patterns. I'm gonna go to cycle this day, and I'm gonna go to Platys this day, and I'm gonna go to strength train this day. And I was scheduling it out instead of waking up and being like, what do I feel like doing today? Like, what does my body need? What, what area of my cycle am I in? I got away from that, even though I know what to do, right? We all know what we and I'm not shouldding myself because that's another thing. I'm like shaking off the shoulds this year. And it's just it really allowed me to dial in and hard truth myself. And a bit of my hard truth was like I was holding on to old beliefs and old patterns and old thoughts. And just because I had done things that way before didn't mean they were necessarily working in this chapter and specifically with like high intensity or even like my eating patterns, like the time of day I was eating and what I was eating before or after my workouts or things like that. So I really want to share this kind of detox inflammation journey I've been on because I feel like it's surfacing a lot, whether it's on social or my friend groups. Um, and I think it's just a really great time of year. You know, a lot of people, January, right? We have to start fresh. We have to go gung-ho. It's like all or nothing. Like, fuck that. Like it doesn't have to be that way. For me, January is like, I am, I am coming inside. I am going to be internal. I am coming, I'm I'm gonna focus from the inside out and see what happens. So that day, January 5th, I made a commitment to myself to just be like, you know what? You deserve better than this. Like you deserve to be nurtured in this way. And you're capable of doing this. You know all of the things that your body responds to. So let's dial it back in. So starting that day, I actually kicked it off. I got an Ivy that evening, just of like glutathione, a lot of different, like just for health of vitamin boost, minerals. And I started kind of just a little routine. I wanted to get back to intermittent fasting for, you know, 14 to 16 hours a day. I know myself and my body, again, everyone's different with this. But for me, I know it works best. Um, I'm an early bird, so I feel better if I start things earlier. So pretty much stop eating like earlier in the day. So around four o'clock, I'll have dinner and then not be hungry for the rest of the day. And more like protein intense meals in the evenings, more carbs earlier in the day. Just kind of giving myself a mild reset, structuring um my intake, as well as castor oil has been amazing. And I've been like literally every night my new routine is like rubbing all over my face, like massaging into my limbs, like all over my torso, all the way, like essentially from like groin to forehead. And I sweat. Oh my gosh. There were like three nights where I was disgusting, to be honest. It was it was quite nasty, but so rewarding at the same time. So, like literally the inflammation, everything started to just fall off. But I really think and believe that I needed to have that internal shift of allow yourself to let it go. Like, what are you holding on to? What was I? Oh, I also got a um a shamanic clearing that week as well. So there was a lot of different things I dove into. So, but giving myself permission every day, I started a new journal. It's called Better Every Day. And from the inside out, and every day there's a new journal prompt. And the first three months are self-awareness. And I journal quite frequently, but this one's a little different. And one of these days I'm gonna write an empowerment journal. And I've done a million prompted journals, it feels like. So I'm really still kind of coming up with ideas of how I would want to structure my own. But this one I really love because every day it's just one prompt and one page, and it's already numbered for the entire year. And I've been doing it since January 1st. And it's been really great. The first three months are self-awareness, and then you go into like different avenues of um self-reflection. And it's been, it's been amazing. Like today, for example, the prompt was what is something that you're really bad at? And I don't really think I'm bad at anything. I mean, sure, there's things that are like I've never been a great rollerblader. Because when I was a kid, I went to this skating rink and one of my friends fell and broke her arm, and I was like, oh, I'm all done with that. But I'm sure if I practice, I'd be great. So it was really interesting to ponder on that one because I was like, I can't think of anything I'm bad at. And I would never even say that to myself, you know. So it's it was really cool. And like tomorrow, I think the prompt is what are you really good at? So it really gives you some fun, like open. I think one of them was like, you know, if you had to, if someone was starring you in a movie, who would it be? I picked Margot Robbie. I kind of love Margot Robbie. Um, but you know, so it's fun topics. So it's not like all deep and mushy and like, so I've really enjoyed that. That's been part of the detox. It's been kind of part of the new routine. I've slowed things down. I mean, we're very fortunate to live in Sarasota, and in January, you can still go walk the beach. And um, sorry, no, but getting outside more, grounding more, just really getting back to basics, low intensity exercise, not stressing my body out, more strength training, less high intensity, big difference for me. So I'll keep my strength sessions from like 20 to 40 minutes. And that feels good. And, you know, depending on where I'm in my cycle, I'll I'll intensify that and go a little, a little bit more crazy if I'm feeling like it. But right now, for this kind of month of January, my commitment is just to slow down, which is the opposite, I think, of course, cultural norms in society where it's like, oh, we have to go everything full-fledged January. But I think it's a really great time for a reset of any kind. And my husband's in the middle of like a, I think he's like on day six of a fast right now. But again, he wanted to do something to just detox the system, fresh start, um, really being intentional about what you bring in after that. And I think it's a really great way to just clean your slate. And what I've really enjoyed about this book is um, you know, it really gets into like the stages of letting go. And what does that look like? And it's different for all of us because we're all letting go of different things at different times. And some stuff has come up that I'm I was a surprise, like, whoa, you're really still holding on to that. And most of it is narratives, honestly. It's narratives of what I've the stories I've been telling myself about myself or others. Um, so essentially, according to the book, the stages of letting go, um, to be present and enjoy each moment, to let go of the thoughts that keep you stuck, to let go of the pain that runs your life, and surrender in tune into something far more intelligent than your brain, being your intuition. And I will tell you, my intuitive downloads and just ability to flow through life the past few weeks has been tremendously different. I was noticing towards the end of 2025 that I had increased resistance. And I think it was just that overall underlying just vibration of I need to do this, I need to do that, I'm planning this. And now I'm like, you know what? I'm in my days when I'm in them. And I'll get to tomorrow when I get there. And I'm not, you know, some, of course, some things you have to plan ahead, some things you have to prepare for. But guess what? You never really have to look back. And that's been one thing. When I find myself going back to a situation or conversation, or I just stop myself. Or I pause and say, you know what, I'm really grateful for that experience. I'm gonna give myself permission to let it go. Like it doesn't matter right now, because it's not right now. And or worrying, anticipating, like my daughter's sweet 16's coming up. I I could be thinking a million things of what I need to do or who I need to do or who, but I'm not. Because guess what? Everything's gonna work out and it'll happen when it happens. And when you really take even 10 minutes to observe how many times you do that in your mind, it is incredibly eye-opening. And that's one thing that I think has been, I laugh at myself. I literally have been laughing at myself all week because I'm like, what are you like? Why? Like, why are you even going there? I've been journaling a lot more because there are if there are things, you know, that you're cycling through or then need processing, you know, I've if talk therapist or friend or whoever isn't there to support. I've been writing, I've been writing down in my journal a lot more, which is something I got away from in 2025. Um, and just, you know, I think that was kind of my wing at year, like, oh, I've been working on this healing so much. Like, I'm just gonna have kind of like a go hard or go home mentality about things. And, you know, and I think it was really great to just, I had this freedom when we came back from Sedona in October. And I went a little wild and it was so much fun, but I'm ready to get back to basics and slow down. And so that's what I'm doing. And I'm curious, like, what is your 2026 look like? What are the things that you're doing for yourself this year to just nurture yourself from the inside out? And I think a big key point for me, which is allowed, like I've literally lost like 10 pounds of inflammation that I knew wasn't like weight that I had gained, like not fat weight or anything like that, or like it was inflammation. I could feel it. I could feel it in my hands, I could see it in my face on my podcast. I could, you know, it's just, and now I I feel like I have my body back. I feel like I have my energy back. And so I'm sticking to this routine for a while. It's really working. Um, and when I feel like it's time to ebb and flow and change it up, then it's time to ebb and flow and change it up. But really focusing on does this feel good? Like, am I really hungry for this? Am I really like just being very intentional about what I'm listening to, what I'm watching, what I'm eating, what I'm drinking, which has pretty much been a lot of water. Um, you know, who I'm speaking to, like the conversations I'm having. And not only that, and just to dive deeper, like what are the thoughts associated with all those things as well? Am I having resistance? Am I letting things go as they come along? You know, we have some, you know, there's always challenging relationships in your family and your friend groups and, you know, things going on. And just like, just, just, you know, I'm gonna pull a Mel Robbins, you know, let them and just do you. And I think that's been really eye-opening because I found myself getting kind of back into a few control patterns, whether it was with my body or um, you know, were it structured and organizing the house or things like that. And it's just I I noticed it, but when I noticed it, I held myself accountable. I I paused and I took time to really dig into the why. And that why is I need internal safety. It's what I've worked really hard for throughout the healing and the PTSD journey and like all of all of life, really. I've always worked towards that in some way or another. And now I'm just honoring that in a very different way than I ever have, and just pouring the self-love into my like just the gratitude. Like we recently had a situation with a family member and really, you know, assisting in a lot of different ways. And I could have a few different perspectives, right? I could have a perspective of, oh my gosh, this is so much. I'm taking on all of this. But I'm like, no, I am so grateful to have the opportunity to help someone that I love. And I am so grateful that we have a whole team of resources that are available for this chapter in this stage. And I'm utilizing those resources. Like stop not asking for help. If that is one piece of advice I can give you for this year and beyond, is be gentle with yourself. And when you need help and whatever shape or form that Looks like, ask for it. You know, we we took four teenagers on a vacation and I found myself like unloading everything and unpacking. Like there were so many people to help. And when I asked for help, guess what? It was no big deal. Like, and everyone was happy to do it. So it's that hyper. I'm really trying to grow out of and excel out of, even more so than years in the past, that hyper independence. Oh, I've got this, I can do it. Well, sure I can, but I don't want to. And I don't need to, quite frankly. Like, and I'm not proving myself to anyone by stressing myself out doing more when it feels better to do less. So, you know, and I don't care what situation you're in, you could figure something out. And I'm sure there is some sort of support out there for you. And if you feel like there's not, I think you should check your narrative. Because there are so many different things that could trigger these, like, I can only do it myself, or I need to do it myself. And usually when I get in that mode, it has nothing to do with whatever it is I'm doing. Right. Let's, and so it's just been very eye-opening. And I wanted to pop on to share this kind of awakening I've had this year. Just being more intentional with myself and all the things and slowing down. And guess what? You don't just because something's suggested or it's might be the easy route, like, do your research. Do like what works for you? Like, what do you feel like you're capable of? What is your workload? What can you put away? What can you put down? I did a shamanic clearing, and a couple of the things that came up in um intuitively for the shaman was, you know, I have like a donkey and a water buffalo here. And those are like bearing the weight of other things and other people. Like, put that down. And that's what I'm doing. And if I feel like, you know, there's a heavy day, which there has been this week, I think Tuesday was really a heavy day. There are a lot of different avenues of life happening at once. That's okay. Like, I'm grateful to have a really supportive spouse to experience this heaviness with, even though it's a lot for both of us. You know, I'm grateful for the opportunity to recognize what gets brought up in myself internally during these times of stress and where my thoughts go and where, you know, my default narrative goes during these times. And I'm just really making sure I take the time to stay on top of that and be present with it and sit with it and allowing myself to sit with the shit because we don't do that enough. Like we feel like, oh, yeah, it'll be fine. It's gonna get better. Just gonna be push it down, push it aside, work through it, organize through it, you know, declutter your house through it, whatever you do. If you're like me, I like to work through. But sometimes you it's better to just sit with it. Allow yourself to feel it, allow yourself to own it, and then give yourself permission to let it go. So that's my kickoff for 2026 short and sweet episode here. Uh, I appreciate you guys for tuning in and for sticking with me. And I'm excited for some really great guests and episodes to come. And with that, and with this flow of the new year, you know, my podcast may be a little bit more sparse. I'm just gonna kind of gypsy my way through and I'm gonna ebb and flow the way I feel. I'm not gonna commit to doing it every week, every other week, or whatever. If I feel like doing a podcast, I'm gonna do a podcast. If a really cool guest comes along and I want to sit down and chat with them and share this with you, that's what I'm gonna do. External, I'm not seeking anything from this right now. And I think that when you allow that open space, or I know when I allow that open space, is when really fun and beautiful opportunities come about. So I just I'm excited for you all in your own journeys. I'm excited for my own. I am feeling great entering this new season. Um, I will be 41 in a few weeks, and that's always fun. So I'm feeling better going into 41 than I was at 40. And I think that's the goal, right? Is just continue to be the best version of ourselves for, you know, as long as we can. So thank you guys. Happy 2026. Welcome. We're all here. Own it, love it, enjoy it.

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Peace.