February 17 2026 kicks off the lunar new year - the year of the FIRE HORSE.

The Chinese zodiac runs on a 12 year cycle, and each of 12 years is assigned an animal, and every repetition of each animal is assigned one of four elements - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

Additionally, each animal has a “fixed” element, and the horse’s fixed element is fire.

So this year is the year of the Fire-Fire Horse, meaning it is doubly powerful in its symbolism. Those born in the year of the horse are known for their enthusiasm, loyalty, and ability to embrace change with optimism.

2026 in numerology is also the beginning of a new cycle. 2026 adds up to 10, which reduces to 1. The year of the snake in 2025 was the year of shedding the old skin, and the year of 9, ending old cycles.

This year, instead of kicking off our season with a January 1st new year, we are kicking off Season 7 at the auspicious Lunar new year, this year of new beginnings, the year of the fire horse, filled with forward momentum, new awakenings, and abundant opportunity.

With that in mind, we will also share our words for 2026 and why we chose them, and then reflect a bit on our words for 2025.

So to all our wonderful Confessionistas - welcome to the new year! It’s time to embrace what’s next, and we are so glad to be with you as we look ahead and manifest great things to come!

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Every season wrap is another moment to sit and be in awe that we have come so far. Our little show has continued to grow, and as we end one season, we begin looking forward to our season number ticking upward yet again, and we sit in gratitude and delight that we are about to be another season older.

So many podcasts out there never get past EPISODE one, fewer still get past Season 1. We are finishing out our sixth season, and moving into our 5th year of doing Salon Confessions. We love every minute of it, and can be accused of being our own biggest fans. Both Jen and I get just as many laughs listening to past versions of ourselves now as we did when we did the original recording.

With another season ending, could you join us in a new way? Share this episode with friends you think would enjoy getting to know us. This type of episdoe is a great way to introduce new people to our show. Would you also please like and comment on some of our social posts? You can find us on Salon Confessions Podcast on Istagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Flashes. We really need new followers with the changing algorithms constantly fighting for user attention. Whether you listen much or almost never, your engagement makes this podcast possible!

SalonConfessionsPodcast@gmail.com

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Harper: @Harperhasnicenails on IG & Facebook

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Jen: @Jentakesconfessions on IG

@from_the_confessional on IG

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On this episode, we are going to get really vulnerable and honest about life and motherhood after divorce. This show is all about confessions - talking about things that people don’t normally talk about it real life. And one of those things is the deep feelings we go through as moms after getting divorced. This is a topic on the more serious side, and usually we like to keep it fun. But Jen and I have been feeling really strongly that we needed to talk about this with you, whether you are a mom who’s been divorced, or you know a mom who’s been divorced. Maybe even a dad.

SalonConfessionsPodcast@gmail.com

IG, FB, TikTok, BlueSky: Salon Confessions Podcast

Harper: @Harperhasnicenails on IG & Facebook

@harperhasnicenails.bsky.social on Bluesky

Jen: @Jentakesconfessions on IG

@from_the_confessional on IG

Sonivia Studios | Rue Spence: @SoniviaStudios on IG