So, the vacation is over. You are returning to work tomorrowand that relaxed, happy feeling you had a few days ago has been replaced by a quiet, creeping dread. Your out-of-office message is still up, but the reality of your overflowing inbox, the mountain of laundry, and getting back to the grind is setting in hard. That feeling is the post-holiday Sunday blues, and it’s like a massive emotional hangover. If you've got a pit in your stomach or a tightness in your chest, you are not alone. Some research shows that many people, maybe as many as 70%, dread the start of the workweek. It's a type ofanticipatory anxiety—basically, you're stressing about a future that hasn't even happened yet.

For a lot of us, especially women over 40 this post-holidaycrash can feel extra intense. Before you let anxiety hijack the last few precious hours of your weekend, what if I told you there are ways to get your calm back? I’m not talking about the generic advice you’ve heard a million times. In this podcast, I’m sharing five unexpected hacks to help you crushthose post-holiday Sunday blues and start your week feeling strong and in control.

In this episode of Stress Talk Live with Marcyline, I amsharing “5 Surprising Hacks to Crush the Post-Holiday Sunday Blues.”

Marcyline Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in theState of Georgia, a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP®.) She is the owner of ⁠M.L. Bailey Consultants, LLC⁠, a private therapy practice that specializes in grief, loss, anxiety, and depression.

Ms. Bailey is the host of "Stress Talk" a video and audio podcast that focuses on helping women live healthy lives through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care.

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