In this special New Years episode, Nic's mom is visiting from Seattle (complete with sourdough starter and yoga mat) and her wisdom bombs inspire this special end-of-the-year episode that may just close that loop that's been making you so uncomfortable all year.

You'll discover:

• What a 12-year-old with a handpan and 30 videos on instagram has to teach you about social media
• The ai-unfriendly paradox that took Nic 14 hours locked in a hotel room to solve
• The feels Necker Island's version of "luxury" has that most 'luxury hotels' do not
• The assumption Nic made about her book that almost killed the entire project
• Why most brands you admire refuse to pick a side
• What Richard Rohr says we must accept or we'll never love anything correctly
• The real reason your brand doesn't feel like it fits
• What one thing might be your competitive advantage as we enter the AI age
• PLUS 5 journaling questions to help you integrate the thinking and lessons in this episode

Fair warning: This episode will make you question every "either/or" decision you've ever made in your brand. And that's kind of the point.

New year, whole you. Not new you.

Ready to stop flattening yourself to fit one-dimensional definitions of success? Press play.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Citrus Program (AI copilots for the Colour Brand® method): https://go.joyfirstworld.com/citrus
• Brand in a Week: book a call with Nic: https://go.joyfirstworld.com/branding
• Strong Ground by Brené Brown
• Built to Last by Jim Collins
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Take action:

• Grab the 5 reflection questions on the website: https://joyfirstworld.com/blogs/joy-first-podcast/new-year-whole-you

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The lives we've been encouraged to build, rooted in consumption, achievement, and constant productivity, keep pushing us further from what actually creates lasting joy.

But decades of research tells us plenty, we know what makes humans thrive.

We've known for years.

Why haven't we been encouraged to prioritize what makes us happier? Well, because it's not really in any corporate best-interests for us to be joy-fuelled and loved-up. (Spoiler: joyful people are harder to control and sell things to.)

In this Christmas Eve episode, I'm sharing the 10 Joy Codes I've discovered and distilled for my upcoming book 'Joy First', These the research-backed sources of joy that are fundamental to human thriving. Think of them as the building blocks of a life that actually feels good to live (and that allows you that life in a healthy body and mind for longer!)

Plus, I reveal my simple joy goal for 2026 (complete with phone alarm and daily ritual that takes less than 2 minutes). Want to play along? I'm creating a space for us to share in the New Year...

Because choosing joy first isn't selfish: It's liberation work. And we're all in it together!

What you'll discover:

• The 10 Joy Codes backed by decades of research
• The Harvard Study that will change how you think about success
• The correlation between joy and longevity
• My ridiculously simple 2026 joy goal (and how to create your own)

This is your permission slip to move closer to what actually matters to both you and our collective well-being in 2026 and beyond.

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Have you seen how the internet just lost its mind when photos surfaced of what the house from 'Home Alone' looks like now? (spoiler: it's monochrome)

Turns out, the systematic draining of colour from our world is not an accident. It's not just "modern minimalism." And it's definitely not sophisticated.

It's colonialism. It's capitalism. It's white supremacy with a Pottery Barn catalog.

In this episode, I'm tracing 200+ years of history to show you exactly how we got here—from Protestant "godliness" to HGTV's greige obsession—and why choosing color is actually an act of resistance.

We'll Explore:

• Why grey has ZERO positive psychological benefits (and what it has to do with white)
• The shocking study that proved our world is losing colour
• How colourlessness became a tool of oppression
• 3 practical ways to bring colour, joy and back into your life

Spoiler: Your fear of painting that accent wall? Tune-in to hear what you may have internalized (that you never asked for).

Ready to join the rebellion?

Listen now. Share this episode. Then paint that wall.

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