Ellen’s growth continues the year Matt arouses her suspicions about how Janine managed to “nominate” her into the sustainability course. It is the year Janine returns to Ferny Ranges to discover what Ellen has done to her enrollment – and when Janine breaks every confidence Ellen has that she is good enough and impels her to run away from home. During this year, Ellen resists Matt’s attempts to protect her from Brendan… and is crushed when she discovers the truth. In this year, Ellen’s newly-found power of energy healing is put to the test… but does Matt also have a secret gift of traditional Maori healing? It is the year when Brigid presents Ellen with her most challenging lesson yet in Becoming Authentic. And just when Ellen thinks she’s getting a hold of her life, this is also the year when her old feelings for Matt start to return… and Janine comes home for Christmas…