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On today’s episode, we share stories of kitchens loud with laughter, tamale days that turn work into ritual, and the healing power of nostalgia when it’s used as a compass rather than a cage. You’ll hear how legacy recipes, cookie plates, and craft swaps become more than things; they become carriers of memory and belonging. We also name the hard parts: control, isolation, and the fawn response that can make celebrations feel unsafe. Healing begins with safety, capacity, and one brave yes at a time—and we model how to create that with clear boundaries, small experiments, and support.

In this episode, we explore:

• Balancing giving and receiving during the holiday season
• Gratitude as a doorway to safe connection
• Redefining holiday meaning through sensation and values
• Homemade gifts, craft swaps, and cookie exchanges
• Healing past harm and the fawn response around holidays
• Nostalgia as medicine and micro-traditions that stick
• At the 35 minute mark, we offer a distance Reiki blast as a gift to you! 

For our Reiki blast, we invite you to breathe, feel your feet, and let the current alchemize what’s heavy.  Then, integrate with a simple journal prompt: Which joyful memories want to return as living rituals this season? By the end, you’ll leave with practical ways to give from center, receive without guilt, and design micro-traditions—craft exchanges, cookie trades, communal meals—that make the holidays yours again.

If this conversation nourished you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a softer season, and leave a review to help more listeners find us. Your stories shape this community—what small yes will you choose next?

If you'd like to treat yourself to a Shamanic Reiki session this season, Christine is offering 90 minutes sessions for $100 (normally $250) if you mention this episode - let's get through the holiday season together! Book your session today: https://calendly.com/christinerenee/90-minute-shamanicreiki-chakracoaching?back=1&month=2025-12

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