"Epiphany" refers to a sudden realization or understanding, often described as a light bulb moment, when something becomes clear or apparent to someone. Full definition
True, the disciples will never manage to figure out for long just who this is that is leading them, despite a fair number of epiphanies of their own. (religion-online.org)
The artist's unmade bed — surrounded by used condoms, stained underwear, cigarette butts and empty vodka bottles — marked a moment of epiphany in Emin's life. (artlyst.com)
I find that sometimes with self - awareness, clients can illuminate the issue, and feel better about it, and have really great epiphanies about how to move forward in their lives and even develop more compassion for ourselves about how we got here. (relationshipcounselingcenter.net)