Episode Highlights:

1.     Practical Tools to Ease Holiday Stress

Discover simple, actionable strategies to make your holidays smoother, from setting boundaries with family to planning your mornings for success.

2.     Managing Post-Election Emotions

Learn how to process strong feelings after the election, avoid the trap of "what ifs," and rely on your past resilience to move forward confidently.

3.     Transformative Holiday Habits

Explore a detailed checklist of daily practices to reduce stress and create meaningful holiday experiences, no matter the circumstances.

4.     Overcoming the Overwhelm

From asking for help with holiday tasks to avoiding "Super Person Syndrome," find ways to share responsibilities and reclaim your joy.

5.     The Power of Calm

Techniques like deep breathing, meditation, and emotional acknowledgment can help you stay centered and resilient during challenging moments.

6.     Planning for a Balanced 2025

Extend the holiday strategies into the new year with habits like proactive planning, thoughtful gift-giving, and embracing online conveniences.

7.     Making Self-Care a Priority

Learn how taking care of your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being is the best gift you can give yourself this holiday season and beyond.

8.     Turning Chaos into Clarity

Discover how consistent, intentional choices can transform the stress of the holidays into opportunities for growth, peace, and focus in the year ahead.

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References for Podcast 112:

• Time Magazine, Updated: January 1, 1970, 12:00 AM Originally published. November 5, 2024, 3:42 PM EST, Alice Park, the author, “How To Cope if the Election Didn’t Go Your Way.”

https://time.com/7172645/what-to-do-candidate-loses-presidential-election/

• LinkedIn, Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD, December 7, 2020, “Managing Stress Through the Holidays” was number 85 in a series and updated with this podcast script on December 23, 2024, and the podcast was published on December 26, 2024. Go to my website to get this blog, which is my script for the podcast—www.dtpleadership.com.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/practical-actions-take-manage-stress-during-holidays-rainosek-ph-d-/

• LinkedIn, Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD, December 10, 2020, , “More Practical Suggestions to Handle Unforeseen Situations During the Holidays” was updated with this podcast script on December 23, 2024, and the podcast was published on December 26, 2024. Go to my website to get this blog, which is my script for the podcast—www.dtpleadership.com.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/handling-unforeseen-situations-during-holidays-rainosek-ph-d-/