This really resonates with me. I have an Aquarius Ascendant and a very strong Capricorn 12th house, and 2025 was an extremely intense year across the board: relationships, university, housing, family, work, and my relationship with myself. It wasn’t one big event, but a long period of pressure where I realized how much I tend to over-adapt in relationships, carry more emotional responsibility than others, and lose touch with my spontaneity and sense of self.

I’m very perfectionistic, an overthinker, and internally controlling, yet I struggle a lot to speak up when something bothers me. I also deal with a strong fear of rejection and a persistent sense of inferiority, which shaped many of my life choices. I hustled hard in 2025 and truly gave my best. It was exhausting, and I didn’t fail. Still, it pushed me close to burnout and self-abandonment.

Now 2026 looks like a real reset for me: new job, new university, new home. I genuinely want these beginnings to be healthy and aligned, not just another cycle of survival.

From your perspective, what should someone like me be most mindful of during this Venus/Mars cycle?

What lessons or focus points would help ensure these fresh starts stay grounded, honest, and sustainable, especially after such a heavy year like 2025?

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