My Favourite Things of 2025
My Favourite Things of 2025
A year of incredible opportunity, meaningful growth and gentle holding
2025 was not a simple year — but it was a rich one.
It held challenge, emotional work, hormonal shifts and moments that asked a lot of me… and it also brought incredible opportunities, experiences I’ll remember forever, deep connection and unexpected joy.
When I look back now, what stands out most are the things that anchored me. The moments, places and experiences that reminded me how good life can feel, even when it’s not easy. The favourites that softened the harder edges and made the year feel full rather than heavy.
So here they are — my favourite things of 2025, and why they mattered.
🎵 My Favourite Song of 2025
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over – Jeff Buckley, Grace album
This song has followed me for most of my adult life, but this year it met me exactly where I was. Raw, emotional, imperfect and deeply human.
It’s not background music — it asks you to feel. And 2025 was a year where learning to feel, rather than staying in mental hyperdrive, became part of my healing.
🎬 My Favourite Movie
The Roses
This was one of those films that stayed with me long after it finished. Thought-provoking, layered and quietly emotional with lots of irreverent comedy— the kind of story that makes you reflect on relationships, time and how life unfolds in ways you don’t always expect.
I’m far more drawn to that kind of storytelling these days.
📺 My Favourite TV Show
Stranger Things (Season 5)
This one was about more than the show itself. Watching it together as a family was such a gift.
With teenagers, shared moments look different — fewer forced moments, more organic connection. Two nights of watching episodes together turned into laughter, anticipation, conversation and that beautiful feeling of being in sync for a moment.
🎤 My Favourite Concert
You Am I
Dancing. Singing at the top of my lungs. Zero self-consciousness.
This concert took me straight back to my late teens and early twenties — the freedom, the joy, the feeling of being completely in your body and in the music. It was pure nostalgia and pure release, and I didn’t realise how much I needed that until I was in it.
📖 My Favourite Fiction Book
Wild Dark Shore – Charlotte McConaghy
Immersive, haunting and beautifully written. One of those books that pulls you right out of your own head and into another world.
In a year that required a lot of emotional processing, disappearing into fiction felt like true rest.
📚 My Favourite Non-Fiction Book
The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins
This book landed at exactly the right time. The simplicity of the idea — let them — created so much internal spaciousness for me.
Let people be who they are. Let situations unfold. Let go of over-controlling outcomes. It felt incredibly supportive in a year where learning to release was a big theme.
✈️ My Favourite Family Holiday
Japan — our first family trip
Our first family trip to Japan was nothing short of magical. It felt expansive, exciting and deeply connecting.
My favourite place was Kyoto — for the incredible calm it gave me while still offering so much culture, history, beautiful places to wander and the most delicious food. There was something about Kyoto that settled my nervous system in a way I wasn’t expecting.
🌍 My Favourite Solo Holiday
Travelling with friends through Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands was an absolute pinch-me experience.
My favourite place of all was Locarno, on the Swiss-Italian border. Mountain swims. Lake swims. Cold, fresh water and vast nature resetting everything inside me. It was freedom, friendship and joy wrapped into one.
🌊 My Favourite Place (Always)
The beach
Still the beach. Always the beach.
The older I get, the more I understand why I’m drawn there. It asks nothing of me. It regulates me without words. It reminds me that things move in cycles — tides come in, tides go out, and nothing stays stuck forever.
The beach has been my constant this year. A place to breathe, to cry, to reset, and to remember that life keeps moving even when things feel heavy.
🍽 My Favourite Restaurant
This year it wasn’t about fancy dining — it was about connection.
Our favourite spot has been an easy, local Korean BBQ restaurant that the kids love. It became our go-to place for birthdays, wins, celebrations and moments where we just needed to reconnect as a family. Food everyone loves, cooked together, no pressure — those nights meant more than I realised.
🐾 My Favourite Downtime Activity
Playing with our kitten Baba Ganoush, who is now 8 months old.
He has brought so much joy, silliness and lightness into our home. From chaotic play to curling up with me when I needed something warm and alive to hold during sad moments — he’s been medicine in fur form.
🧘♀️ My Favourite New Exercise
Reformer Pilates (started in January)
This has been one of the most supportive choices I made all year. Strength without punishment. Movement that regulates rather than depletes. I started it for my body — I stayed for my nervous system.
🧠 My Favourite Emotional Health Tip of 2025
Let feelings surface instead of staying in hyperdrive.
I’ve learned how often busyness and overthinking can keep emotions at bay. Slowing down initially felt uncomfortable — because feelings finally had room to move — but allowing them to pass through instead of pushing them away has created so much more internal calm.
💭 My Favourite Realisation
2025 taught me that a year can be hard and wonderful at the same time.
It doesn’t have to be one or the other.
There were incredible opportunities, unforgettable experiences and moments of deep joy — alongside the emotional work and growing pains. Holding both truths feels like maturity. And I’m proud of that.
❤️ My Favourite Version of Myself This Year
Softer.
More present.
Less frantic.
More willing to let go.
2025 asked a lot of me — but it also gave me so much. And when I look back, it feels full, meaningful and deeply lived.
And honestly… that might be my favourite thing of all.
Yours in Health,
Alisha x
My Favourite Things of 2025
My Favourite Things of 2025
A year of incredible opportunity, meaningful growth and gentle holding
2025 was not a simple year — but it was a rich one.
It held challenge, emotional work, hormonal shifts and moments that asked a lot of me… and it also brought incredible opportunities, experiences I’ll remember forever, deep connection and unexpected joy.
When I look back now, what stands out most are the things that anchored me. The moments, places and experiences that reminded me how good life can feel, even when it’s not easy. The favourites that softened the harder edges and made the year feel full rather than heavy.
So here they are — my favourite things of 2025, and why they mattered.
🎵 My Favourite Song of 2025
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over – Jeff Buckley, Grace album
This song has followed me for most of my adult life, but this year it met me exactly where I was. Raw, emotional, imperfect and deeply human.
It’s not background music — it asks you to feel. And 2025 was a year where learning to feel, rather than staying in mental hyperdrive, became part of my healing.
🎬 My Favourite Movie
The Roses
This was one of those films that stayed with me long after it finished. Thought-provoking, layered and quietly emotional with lots of irreverent comedy— the kind of story that makes you reflect on relationships, time and how life unfolds in ways you don’t always expect.
I’m far more drawn to that kind of storytelling these days.
📺 My Favourite TV Show
Stranger Things (Season 5)
This one was about more than the show itself. Watching it together as a family was such a gift.
With teenagers, shared moments look different — fewer forced moments, more organic connection. Two nights of watching episodes together turned into laughter, anticipation, conversation and that beautiful feeling of being in sync for a moment.
🎤 My Favourite Concert
You Am I
Dancing. Singing at the top of my lungs. Zero self-consciousness.
This concert took me straight back to my late teens and early twenties — the freedom, the joy, the feeling of being completely in your body and in the music. It was pure nostalgia and pure release, and I didn’t realise how much I needed that until I was in it.
📖 My Favourite Fiction Book
Wild Dark Shore – Charlotte McConaghy
Immersive, haunting and beautifully written. One of those books that pulls you right out of your own head and into another world.
In a year that required a lot of emotional processing, disappearing into fiction felt like true rest.
📚 My Favourite Non-Fiction Book
The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins
This book landed at exactly the right time. The simplicity of the idea — let them — created so much internal spaciousness for me.
Let people be who they are. Let situations unfold. Let go of over-controlling outcomes. It felt incredibly supportive in a year where learning to release was a big theme.
✈️ My Favourite Family Holiday
Japan — our first family trip
Our first family trip to Japan was nothing short of magical. It felt expansive, exciting and deeply connecting.
My favourite place was Kyoto — for the incredible calm it gave me while still offering so much culture, history, beautiful places to wander and the most delicious food. There was something about Kyoto that settled my nervous system in a way I wasn’t expecting.
🌍 My Favourite Solo Holiday
Travelling with friends through Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands was an absolute pinch-me experience.
My favourite place of all was Locarno, on the Swiss-Italian border. Mountain swims. Lake swims. Cold, fresh water and vast nature resetting everything inside me. It was freedom, friendship and joy wrapped into one.
🌊 My Favourite Place (Always)
The beach
Still the beach. Always the beach.
The older I get, the more I understand why I’m drawn there. It asks nothing of me. It regulates me without words. It reminds me that things move in cycles — tides come in, tides go out, and nothing stays stuck forever.
The beach has been my constant this year. A place to breathe, to cry, to reset, and to remember that life keeps moving even when things feel heavy.
🍽 My Favourite Restaurant
This year it wasn’t about fancy dining — it was about connection.
Our favourite spot has been an easy, local Korean BBQ restaurant that the kids love. It became our go-to place for birthdays, wins, celebrations and moments where we just needed to reconnect as a family. Food everyone loves, cooked together, no pressure — those nights meant more than I realised.
🐾 My Favourite Downtime Activity
Playing with our kitten Baba Ganoush, who is now 8 months old.
He has brought so much joy, silliness and lightness into our home. From chaotic play to curling up with me when I needed something warm and alive to hold during sad moments — he’s been medicine in fur form.
🧘♀️ My Favourite New Exercise
Reformer Pilates (started in January)
This has been one of the most supportive choices I made all year. Strength without punishment. Movement that regulates rather than depletes. I started it for my body — I stayed for my nervous system.
🧠 My Favourite Emotional Health Tip of 2025
Let feelings surface instead of staying in hyperdrive.
I’ve learned how often busyness and overthinking can keep emotions at bay. Slowing down initially felt uncomfortable — because feelings finally had room to move — but allowing them to pass through instead of pushing them away has created so much more internal calm.
💭 My Favourite Realisation
2025 taught me that a year can be hard and wonderful at the same time.
It doesn’t have to be one or the other.
There were incredible opportunities, unforgettable experiences and moments of deep joy — alongside the emotional work and growing pains. Holding both truths feels like maturity. And I’m proud of that.
❤️ My Favourite Version of Myself This Year
Softer.
More present.
Less frantic.
More willing to let go.
2025 asked a lot of me — but it also gave me so much. And when I look back, it feels full, meaningful and deeply lived.
And honestly… that might be my favourite thing of all.
Yours in Health,
Alisha x
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