Thanksgiving is over and you know what that means. The insanity of the holiday season is upon us. And what is billed as a time of peace, joy, love and celebration too often becomes a season of frustration, anxiety, hurry, conflict and overwhelm. It’s not a pretty picture!
When expectations of a Norman Rockwell holiday clash with the reality of tightened budgets, the hassles of travel, difficult family members and way too much to do in too little time, things can get ugly in a hurry.
Fortunately it doesn’t have to be this way. It is possible to bring a lot more peace and joy into your holiday preparations- even if you didn’t start shopping for gifts in July!
If you’re looking to take some of the overwhelm out of the holiday season to make space for more peace and joy, I’d like to help!
Overcoming Holiday Overwhelm Podcasts
In this series of podcasts posted every couple of days, you will learn a 7 step process that will take you from frantic activity to focused action. By the end of our time together, you will have a new set of tools to ease the overwhelm that can overcome anyone this time of year.
The first thing we’ll do is spend some time exploring what the holidays mean to you and identifying the qualities of experience you want for yourself and your family.
There is always too much to do and not enough time to do it all, so we’ll talk about how to make choices based on what really matters to you.
And because making these choices is hard- we’ll discuss how to communicate your choices to others- especially when they might not be happy about them!
By the end of these podcasts, you’ll have a concrete plan, know exactly what your next steps are and be ready to enjoy the holiday season instead of merely surviving it!
Specifically, these audio recordings will help you:
- Recognize and address the physiological effects of overwhelm
- Connect with the holiday traditions and activities that matter most to you and feel OK about dropping the rest
- End the martyr syndrome and get comfortable asking for help (We’ll cover the details of what, why, when, and most importantly HOW to ask for help!)
- Create a do-able game plan for the next few weeks
This is the third year I’ve offered this class specially designed to take the overwhelm out of holiday preparations and every year it’s made a big difference in helping busy moms (like you!) get a grip on all the demands of the season in a way that feels good to them and their families.
In the past, it has been a paid class, but this year I was moved to offer it as a gift to every mom who is ready to take some of the overwhelm out of the holiday season to make room for more peace and joy.
So with that, I offer you the first two podcasts (click to play the recording now, or right click to ‘save link as’ to download to your computer.)
Step 1 Check in and Slow it Down
Please let me know if you have any comments or questions!
And also- please share this with any other moms you know who could use a little more peace and joy and a little less overwhelm this month!
May your days be filled with peace and joy until next time!
P.S. If you’re in the Boulder area, I’m offering a live workshop version of this class. Click here for more information!
