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02 Holiday Stress ~ I want the holidays to be perfect.
An audio advice column where Amber Rose answers your confidence boosting (or confidence crushing) questions each Wednesday.
Hi Amber, The holidays are a really stressful time for me. Every year I feel like I'm not doing enough or giving enough and it makes me feel like a horrible person. My self-confidence definitely takes a dive because I feel like other moms are doing it better than I am and I'll never be able to measure up. I want to feel good during the holidays!! Why is it so stressful and how to I get to a point where I enjoy these days instead of dread them?
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TRANSCRIPT
First I just want to say: You're not alone in any of these feelings. The holidays are often full of two things that drag women around:
1. Obligation
2. Comparison
You are experiencing the ultimate comparison and it's draggin' you around! I see that and I understand how that can compile the stress on you.
Especially being a mom, I'm sure this time of year really is about how you can make it a great and memorable experience for your children and your family and we tend to look for those answers outside of ourselves, trying to copy movies or traditions.
When it comes to holidays, I recommend putting some distance between you and the consumerism, the expectations, and ask yourself:
What would make me feel good this holiday?
What is my energy bandwidth this year? (especially this year!)
How is my family and what can they handle this year?
Not every year will be the same. Some years you'll have more to give and others you'll have less - and this is true for your energy, your attention, your money, all of it.
It really doesn't need to be about anything other than you and your family. I know the expectations of others can feel like a lot but can you look at the energy you have and the effort you put in and say "I did my best this year" and take pride in that?
It may be a new feeling during the holidays, checking in with yourself and your family and honoring what you need this year, but ultimately, it will help relieve this stress and help break away from the comparison game cuz your eyes are on your own life and your own family.
And you and your family are truly what matters, right?
Happy holidays, love ~ xo Amber
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An audio advice column where Amber Rose answers your confidence boosting (or confidence crushing) questions each Wednesday.
Hi Amber, The holidays are a really stressful time for me. Every year I feel like I'm not doing enough or giving enough and it makes me feel like a horrible person. My self-confidence definitely takes a dive because I feel like other moms are doing it better than I am and I'll never be able to measure up. I want to feel good during the holidays!! Why is it so stressful and how to I get to a point where I enjoy these days instead of dread them?
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION HERE
Follow The Confidence Column and Amber Rose
instagram.com/vibrantamberrose
facebook.com/theconfidencecolumn
theconfidencecolumn.com/links
TRANSCRIPT
First I just want to say: You're not alone in any of these feelings. The holidays are often full of two things that drag women around:
1. Obligation
2. Comparison
You are experiencing the ultimate comparison and it's draggin' you around! I see that and I understand how that can compile the stress on you.
Especially being a mom, I'm sure this time of year really is about how you can make it a great and memorable experience for your children and your family and we tend to look for those answers outside of ourselves, trying to copy movies or traditions.
When it comes to holidays, I recommend putting some distance between you and the consumerism, the expectations, and ask yourself:
What would make me feel good this holiday?
What is my energy bandwidth this year? (especially this year!)
How is my family and what can they handle this year?
Not every year will be the same. Some years you'll have more to give and others you'll have less - and this is true for your energy, your attention, your money, all of it.
It really doesn't need to be about anything other than you and your family. I know the expectations of others can feel like a lot but can you look at the energy you have and the effort you put in and say "I did my best this year" and take pride in that?
It may be a new feeling during the holidays, checking in with yourself and your family and honoring what you need this year, but ultimately, it will help relieve this stress and help break away from the comparison game cuz your eyes are on your own life and your own family.
And you and your family are truly what matters, right?
Happy holidays, love ~ xo Amber