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Surviving the Stress of the Holiday Season 🎄✨ | Ep 198

Duration
27m
Broadcast on
07 Dec 2024
Audio Format
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In this episode, we’re diving into practical strategies to manage holiday stress so you can truly enjoy the season! We’ll cover everything from setting calendar boundaries 🗓️, learning to say “no” to overcommitment 🙅‍♀️, and planning your shopping early to avoid last-minute stress 🛍️. Plus, we discuss healthier holiday choices—like cutting back on alcohol 🍸, making mindful food picks 🥗, scheduling personal downtime 🧘‍♀️, and getting quality sleep 😴. Remember, self-care is the most selfless act—it lets you show up with your best energy to celebrate and connect. Let’s make this holiday season joyful and balanced! 🎁💖

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Episode Summary:

Navigating the holiday season @ 0:00

Melissa discusses strategies for managing the stress and overwhelm of the holiday season, including setting boundaries in your calendar, learning to say no, scheduling personal time for self-care, and planning holiday shopping in advance to avoid crowds and last-minute stress.

Moderating alcohol consumption @ 12:27

Melissa recommends being the designated driver at holiday parties as a way to moderate alcohol intake, which can disrupt sleep and energy levels. She emphasizes the benefits of staying sober, including feeling more rested and resilient.

Mindful eating during the holidays @ 14:52

Melissa advises making conscious choices around food and limiting sugar intake, which can cause energy crashes. She suggests having a balanced meal before events, scanning options, and choosing healthier holiday treats like nuts and dark chocolate.

Prioritizing rest and sleep @ 17:00

Melissa stresses the importance of prioritizing quality sleep during the busy holiday season, including creating a calming bedtime routine and using tools like sleep-enhancing audio. She emphasizes that rest is essential for managing stress.

Recap and key takeaways @ 21:09

Melissa provides a summary of the key strategies covered, including setting boundaries, saying no, scheduling personal time, planning shopping, moderating alcohol, making mindful food choices, and prioritizing rest and sleep. She encourages listeners to implement these practices to have a more enjoyable and resilient holiday season.

 

About the Host:

Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy® and Hypnotherarpy, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements.  Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Melissa is the winner of the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022 for Whistler. 

Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more!  She has also guested on over 60 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started.

 

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